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Political Science History and Verified Events
Political Science
A collection of high-difficulty, fact-based questions concerning the historical development of political systems, international treaties, and constitutional milestones.
history
politics
governance
18 Questions
Hard
Ages 18+
Oct 10, 2026
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18 practice questions.
A collection of high-difficulty, fact-based questions concerning the historical development of political systems, international treaties, and constitutional milestones. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.
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1
Which 1648 treaty series is widely recognized by historians as establishing the precedent for the principle of Westphalian sovereignty?
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A
Treaty of Versailles
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B
Peace of Westphalia
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C
Congress of Vienna
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D
Treaty of Utrecht
2
In what year did the parliament of the United Kingdom pass the Parliament Act, which effectively removed the House of Lords' power to veto money bills?
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A
1905
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B
1911
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C
1920
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D
1932
3
The 'Great Compromise' of the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention resolved the conflict between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan regarding what?
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A
Executive branch term limits
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B
The establishment of a federal judiciary
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C
Legislative representation
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D
The abolition of the slave trade
4
Which political document, signed in 1215, established the principle that the monarch is not above the law?
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A
The Bill of Rights
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B
The Petition of Right
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C
Magna Carta
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D
The Instrument of Government
5
Who was the primary author of 'The Federalist Papers' under the pseudonym 'Publius' who served as the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury?
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A
James Madison
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B
Alexander Hamilton
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C
John Jay
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D
Thomas Jefferson
6
The 'Zimmermann Telegram,' which influenced the United States to enter World War I, was a diplomatic communication proposing an alliance between Germany and which other nation?
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A
Mexico
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B
Japan
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C
Brazil
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D
Italy
7
What was the official name of the German parliament during the era of the Weimar Republic?
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A
Bundestag
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B
Bundesrat
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C
Reichstag
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D
Volkskammer
8
Which 19th-century political theorist authored 'The Communist Manifesto' alongside Karl Marx?
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A
Vladimir Lenin
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B
Friedrich Engels
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C
Mikhail Bakunin
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D
Leon Trotsky
9
The 'Salt March' (Dandi Satyagraha) of 1930, a pivotal event in the Indian independence movement, was led by which individual?
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A
Jawaharlal Nehru
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B
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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C
Subhas Chandra Bose
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D
Mahatma Gandhi
10
The Bretton Woods Conference of 1944 resulted in the creation of which two international financial institutions?
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A
The WTO and the UN
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B
The IMF and the World Bank
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C
The G7 and the OECD
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D
The ECB and the BIS
11
In the context of the French Revolution, the 'Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen' was adopted in what year?
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A
1789
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B
1791
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C
1793
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D
1795
12
Which British Prime Minister served during the entirety of the Second World War as the leader of the wartime coalition government?
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A
Neville Chamberlain
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B
Clement Attlee
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C
Winston Churchill
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D
Anthony Eden
13
The Truman Doctrine, announced in 1947, was primarily designed to contain the expansion of which global power?
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A
Nazi Germany
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B
The British Empire
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C
The Soviet Union
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D
Imperial Japan
14
The Maastricht Treaty, signed in 1992, officially established which supranational political and economic union?
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A
The European Economic Community
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B
The European Union
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C
The Council of Europe
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D
The Benelux Union
15
Who served as the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel following its declaration of independence in 1948?
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A
Chaim Weizmann
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B
Golda Meir
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C
Menachem Begin
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D
David Ben-Gurion
16
The 'Pentagon Papers,' leaked in 1971, detailed the history of United States involvement in which conflict?
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A
The Korean War
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B
The Vietnam War
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C
The Cold War in Cuba
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D
The Bay of Pigs invasion
17
The 1978 Camp David Accords were a peace treaty signed between Israel and which neighboring nation?
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A
Jordan
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B
Lebanon
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C
Egypt
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D
Syria
18
Which South African political leader was released from Victor Verster Prison in 1990 after 27 years of incarceration?
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A
Desmond Tutu
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B
Steve Biko
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C
Oliver Tambo
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D
Nelson Mandela
