PRACTICE SET (TEST)
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Matric No: Section No:
Section A (MCQ Questions): Circle the correct answers. Answer ALL questions.
1. Which of the followings is NOT part of the Aristotle’s political thought?
A. The polis/state is the highest level of human association.
B. Aristotle believes that the best state should be composed of community of equals.
C. It is the responsibility of the rulers to protect “life, liberty, and property” of the
people.
D. Human being has the opportunity to develop their potentialities, attain common goods
and achieve moral perfection in the polis.
2. What are the basis of Islamic state proposed by Al Mawdudi?
I. Risalah
II. Tawhid
III. Amanah
IV. Khilafah
A. I,II
B. I,II,III
C. I,II,IV
D. II,III,IV
3. When a leader has the ability to influence people using his oratory skills, the leader is
said to have _____________ authority.
A. legal
B. rational
C. traditional
D. charismatic
4. Donald Trump is no longer the President of United States when he loses in the last
presidential election to Joe Biden. This illustrate which characteristic of power?
A. Power is situational.
B. Power is a form of social relationship.
C. The impact of power can be seen when it is used.
D. Power can be seen from two viewpoints: power holder and subject of power.
5. When Muthu says that he is certain that allowing non-Malays to enter more public
education institutions is a good move since it is an implementation of the democratic
concept in education. Muthu showed the connection of ___________ with politics.
A. law
B. sociology
C. philosophy
D. psychology
6. The study of the structure and roles of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) falls
under which field of specialization of political science?
A. Political theory
B. Comparative politics
C. Public administration
D. International relations
7. Which of the followings is NOT a characteristic of a state?
A. Sea
B. Population
C. Government
D. Sovereignty
8. The establishment of “National Registration Department, Registrar of Societies Malaysia,
and Prison Department” shows that the state functions as to ___________.
A. ensure physical security
B. provide economic activities
C. protect rights of each citizen
D. provide physical development
Section B (Short Answer Questions): Answer ALL questions in the space provided.
IPOH: A former Perak civil servant has been slapped with three charges for accepting
bribes amounting to RM149600. The accused pleaded not guilty to all three charges under
Section 165 of the Penal Code, before Sessions Court judge S. Indra Nehru here on Friday
(July 17). In the first charge, Herman was said to have accepted RM7500 from one his
client, who is an event management company owner, at a bank on Jalan Sultan Idris Shah
here on Nov 15, 2018.
Edited from: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/07/17/former-perak-civil-servant-
charged-with-accepting-rm150k-in-bribes
Question 1:
i. Which organ of government do you think the accused has served in? (1 mark)
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ii. The judge, S. Indra Nehru serves in which branch of government? Explain the
function of the branch of government that you mentioned as manifested in the news
report. (2 marks)
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iii. It mentions that “…the accused pleaded not guilty to all three charges under Section
165 of the Penal Code.” Which organ of government that is responsible to approve
the provisions in the Penal Code? What is the main difference between its function
and the function of the organ of government that you mentioned in Question 1(i)?
(2 marks)
The Peace of Westphalia, concluded in 1648 in Münster (Germany), ended the Thirty Years
War, which started with an anti-Habsburg revolt in Bohemia in 1618 but became an
entanglement of different conflicts concerning the constitution of the Holy Roman Empire,
religion, and the state system of Europe.
https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199743292/obo-
9780199743292-0073.xml
Question 2:
i. Why do you think the above event becomes one of the basis for some political
science scholars that says the terms of “Islamic state” is misnomer? (2 marks)
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ii. Islamic Political Order is a better term than “Islamic state”. Name TWO (2) of its
principles with ONE (1) example EACH. (2 marks)
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iii. Which field of political science do you think the Peace of Westphalia is studied in?
Why do you say so? (2 marks)
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Democracy didn’t rid Nigeria of its hunger for blood. From 1999, Nigeria has killed
citizens everywhere from Odi, Bayelsa where thousands were killed in what is now known
as the Odi Massacre, to Maiduguri in Borno. In response to public protest, it kills people.
https://mg.co.za/africa/2020-10-21-the-nigerian-government-is-killing-its-citizens-again/
Question 3:
i. Which idea of political thinkers do you think the action of government is influenced
by? Why do you say so? (2 mark)
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ii. What type of power that the government use is depicted in the above passage?
(1 mark)
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iii. “Power can be viewed from the perspective of power holder and subject of power”.
How can you elaborate this statement based on the event that happened in the
passage? (2 mark)
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