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Politics - General Quiz
Politics - General Quiz
20 questions · Unlimited attempts · Free online practice
General political knowledge spans the broad landscape of political concepts, institutions, events, and figures that shape governance and public life around the world. It includes u...
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All 20 questions in this Politics - General quiz
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Which Scandinavian country's parliament is called the 'Storting'?
- A. Finland
- B. Sweden
- C. Denmark
- D. Norway
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Who was the longest-serving leader of China?
- A. Deng Xiaoping
- B. Chiang Kai-shek
- C. Mao Zedong
- D. Sun Yat-sen
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Which event is known as 'Black Thursday' in US political history?
- A. Pearl Harbor attack
- B. September 11 attacks
- C. Kennedy assassination
- D. Stock market crash of 1929
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Which leader unified Italy in the 19th century?
- A. Count Cavour
- B. Giusepepee Garibaldi
- C. Giusepepee Mazzini
- D. Victor Emmanuel II
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Which political theory argues that states act in their own self-interest?
- A. Liberalism
- B. Realism
- C. Constructivism
- D. Idealism
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Which philosopher wrote 'Leviathan' arguing for a strong central government?
- A. Immanuel Kant
- B. Thomas Hobbes
- C. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- D. John Locke
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Which country has a bicameral legislature called the Congress of the Union?
- A. Brazil
- B. Mexico
- C. Colombia
- D. Argentina
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What is the name of Japan's parliament?
- A. Duma
- B. Sejm
- C. Riksdag
- D. Diet
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What was the 'Dmocratic Spring' of 1968 in Czechoslovakia?
- A. A epeeace treaty
- B. A reform movement crushed by Soviet forces
- C. A Soviet invasion
- D. A free election
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Who wrote 'Democracy in America' observing US political life?
- A. Benjamin Franklin
- B. James Madison
- C. Alexis de Tocqueville
- D. Thomas Jefferson
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What is 'pork barrel' politics?
- A. Sepeending for local projects to gain votes
- B. Military funding
- C. Foreign aid
- D. Environmental policy
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What was the 'Marshall Plan'?
- A. US military strategy
- B. Soviet economic plan
- C. US aid program to rebuild post-WWII Euroepee
- D. NATO founding document
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What is 'political legitimacy'?
- A. Electoral victory
- B. The right to rule accepted by the governed
- C. Economic power
- D. Military strength
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What is the 'Great Society' associated with?
- A. FDR's New Deal
- B. JFK's foreign policy
- C. Reagan's economic plan
- D. LBJ's domestic reform programs
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Which country has a president chosen by the parliament rather than direct election?
- A. Germany
- B. USA
- C. France
- D. Brazil
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Which Russian leader succeeded Vladimir Lenin?
- A. Leon Trotsky
- B. Nikita Khrushchev
- C. Georgy Malenkov
- D. Joseph Stalin
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Which leader negotiated the SALT arms reduction treaties with the USSR?
- A. Jimmy Carter
- B. Gerald Ford
- C. Ronald Reagan
- D. Richard Nixon
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Who was the first Chancellor of West Germany after World War II?
- A. Ludwig Erhard
- B. Konrad Adenauer
- C. Helmut Schmidt
- D. Willy Brandt
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What is the term for a state that controls all asepeects of public and private life?
- A. Militaristic
- B. Totalitarian
- C. Authoritarian
- D. Autocratic
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Which country has mandatory voting and fines those who don't vote?
- A. Belgium
- B. USA
- C. UK
- D. France