Exam 7: Democratic Systems of Government

What alternative to an individual executive did the Founding Fathers of the US Constitution consider and reject because of the need to act and react quickly in the arena of foreign affairs?

Where is the real governing power in India?

Which of the following is the fifteenth executive department, created after the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States?

What made India's caste system, which offered few opportunities for economic and social advancement, so difficult to deal with politically?

Which of the following is NOT part of the "presidentialization" of the British prime minister?

Which of the following is NOT a constitutional means by which Congress checks the president's commander in chief powers?

Because the majority party that controls the House of Commons determines the prime minister of the United Kingdom, we label it as which of the following?

In what ways is the governmental system of India similar to or reflective of that of Britain, and in what ways is it different? What accounts for these differences?

The Founding Fathers of the U.S. Constitution vigorously debated the form and powers of the American executive branch. What options were proposed, and by whom? Describe the final result of the presidency and the main powers of the office under the Constitution.

The first president of India generated a constitutional crisis in the 1950s by violating the conventions of cabinet government intended by India's Constituent Assembly. What law resulted to clarify the situation?

Who was the first president of India and the leader who generated a constitutional crisis in the 1950s by violating the conventions of cabinet government intended by India's Constituent Assembly?

Who served as the first British Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer?

When Alexander Hamilton made a five-hour speech calling for a strong individual executive with imperial powers, including a life term and an absolute veto, he may have been doing what?

How is democracy in India different than in the United Kingdom?

Both presidents and prime ministers are the head of what branch of government?

Approximately how many civilian federal employees does the president of the United States oversee as chief executive?

The "dual executive" system in the United Kingdom refers to which of the following?

Which are the two most prominent parties in India?

What country is considered the model for parliamentary democracy around the world?

Which of the following is NOT true of India's federal system?