Multiple Choice

Question 1

The ‘Westminster Model’ of Government has its roots in:

Answer 1

Britain

Question 2

What is meant by the democratic process in choosing government?

Answer 2

Choosing a government through free and fair elections

Question 3

Caribbean countries where the King of England is the head of state may be described as

Answer 3

Constitutional monarchies

Question 4

What prevents a person from becoming a member of parliament in your country?

Answer 4

A citizen of another country

Question 5

The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has retained England

Answer 5

The right of Appeal to the Privy Council

Question 6

The Head of State cannot perform the following function:

Answer 6

Leader of a political party

Question 7

Parliamentary debates are permanently recorded in

Answer 7

The Hansard

Question 8

Before a Bill becomes a law it must have the assent of the

Answer 8

President

Question 9

Raising revenue through various forms of taxation is what kind of government function?

Answer 9

An economic function

Question 10

When there are labour disputes, the workers appeal to the:

Answer 10

Industrial Court

Question 11

Bi-cameral legislature comprises of:

Answer 11

The House of Representatives and the Senate

Question 12

Parliament does not comprise of:

Answer 12

The Judiciary

Question 13

The most important difference between a monarchy and a Republic is:

Answer 13

The President replaces the monarch as the head of state

Question 14

The following is not a function of the Cabinet:

Answer 14

Advising the court on criminal matters

Question 15

Which family type are cultural traditions passed from older to younger children most easily?

Answer 15

An extended family

Question 16

The term ‘patrifocal’ refers to a family in which

Answer 16

The father is the authority figure in the household

Question 17

This need is not common to both childhood and adolescence:

Answer 17

Concern for career

Question 18

A visiting-type family is which type of family?

Answer 18

Matriarchal

Question 19

What are the most important factors that influence individual behavior?

Answer 19

Heredity and environment

Question 20

The type of care associated with the elderly is described as

Answer 20

Geriatric care

Question 21

Personality is formed mainly through

Answer 21

Socialization

Question 22

The role of the modern family is declining because

Answer 22

Parents shirk their responsibility

Question 23

The characteristics of most families do not consist of

Answer 23

Common occupation

Question 24

Which type of society are extended families typical of?

Answer 24

An agrarian society

Question 25

Obedience to her husbands is a duty of a wife in this society:

Answer 25

Polyandrous

Question 26

This undermines the authority of a parent in the home:

Answer 26

Inconsistency in rewarding and punishing children

Question 27

Democratic control and open membership are features of a:

Answer 27

Cooperative society

Question 28

This is not associated with an educational institution:

Answer 28

Suppression of freedom

Question 29

An informal group of people attending a political meeting is:

Answer 29

A crowd