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Pioneers of Political Science

Political Science

A collection of historical milestones and foundational discoveries in the study of governance and political theory.

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10 Questions Medium Ages 15+ Nov 11, 2026

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1 Who is widely credited as the author of 'The Republic', one of the earliest works in Western political philosophy?

A Aristotle
B Plato
C Socrates
D Cicero

2 In which city-state did the first known form of direct democracy emerge in the 5th century BCE?

A Sparta
B Corinth
C Athens
D Thebes

3 Which 17th-century philosopher introduced the concept of the 'social contract' in his work 'Leviathan'?

A John Locke
B Jean-Jacques Rousseau
C Thomas Hobbes
D Baruch Spinoza

4 The Magna Carta, signed in 1215, established the first formal limitation on the power of which monarch?

A King John of England
B King Louis XIV of France
C King Henry VIII of England
D King Philip II of Spain

5 Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote in national parliamentary elections in 1893?

A Australia
B New Zealand
C Norway
D Finland

6 Niccolò Machiavelli's 'The Prince' is considered a founding text of modern political science for its focus on which approach?

A Utopian idealism
B Divine right of kings
C Political realism
D Democratic socialism

7 What is the name of the 1948 document, adopted by the UN General Assembly, that first established fundamental human rights to be universally protected?

A The Bill of Rights
B The Magna Carta
C The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
D The Geneva Convention

8 Which ancient Roman political innovation allowed for the temporary appointment of a leader with absolute power during an emergency?

A The Consulship
B The Dictatorship
C The Senate
D The Triumvirate

9 The 'Federalist Papers', written to encourage the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, were authored by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and whom else?

A Thomas Jefferson
B John Jay
C George Washington
D Benjamin Franklin

10 Which intellectual movement of the 18th century popularized the concepts of separation of powers and checks and balances?

A The Reformation
B The Enlightenment
C The Renaissance
D The Industrial Revolution

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