AP Comparative Government & Politics: Sample Multi
AP Comparative Government & Politics: Sample Multi
AP Comparative Government & Politics: Sample Multi
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AP Comparative Government &
Politics: Sample Multiple Choice from
AP Exam/25 Questions and Answers
In the developed and developing worlds, respectively, the greatest
demographic pressures on policy come from which of the following?
Developed Developing
(a) Gender imbalances Aging
(b) Aging Overpopulation
(c) Emigration Immigration
(d) Overpopulation High death rates
(e) High birth rates Emigration - -b) Aging Overpopulation
-An illiberal democracy would typically be characterized by
(a) high voter turnout in single-party elections
(b) military rule coupled with political freedoms
(c) colonial rule and a procedure-based legal system
(d) market-based economic arrangements and limited suffrage
(e) elections coupled with restrictions on individual civil liberties - -(e)
elections coupled with restrictions on individual civil liberties
-In which of the following groups of countries has Islam served as a key
symbol for regional political movements?
(a) Great Britain, China, Nigeria
(b) Mexico, Russia, Iran
(c) Nigeria, Great Britain, Iran
(d) Nigeria, Russia, China
(e) Russia, Mexico, China - -(d) Nigeria, Russia, China
-Compared to parties in a proportional-representation system, parties in a
single-member system are typically
(a) less centrist
(b) less ideological and less class-based
(c) more region-specific
(d) more likely to have their own social networks
(e) more tightly linked to specific cultural identities - -(b) less ideological and
less class-based
-The political systems of Mexico, Nigeria, and Russia all have
, (a) common-law legal systems
(b) two-ballot systems for presidential selection
(c) effective independent judiciaries with judicial review
(d) unitary systems with strong states and a weak central government
(e) bicameral legislatures based partly on regions and partly on population -
-(e) bicameral legislatures based partly on regions and partly on population
-Which of the following is typically a function of the head of state in a
parliamentary system?
(a) Making foreign policy
(b) Greeting new foreign ambassadors
(c) Giving final rulings in judicial appeals
(d) Approving a comprehensive annual budget
(e) Assembling a majority coalition in the legislature - -(b) Greeting new
foreign ambassadors
-The major motivation for neoliberal economic reforms in Mexico and Nigeria
has come from which of the following?
(a) Political uprising by the urban poor
(b) Collapse of longstanding labor unions
(c) Widespread opposition to globalization
(d) Debt burdens and pressures from international lenders
(e) The need to expand the economic base for military modernization - -(d)
Debt burdens and pressures from international lenders
-Which of the following is a feature of the Iranian political system?
(a) Male suffrage only
(b) The president must also be a cleric
(c) The religious character of the state
(d) Diplomatic recognition only of Muslim states
(e) Having a supreme religious leader, a PM, and a president - -(c) The
religious character of the state
-In British politics, which of the following has created the most conflict over
the European Union?
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