Exam 4: States

__________ are characterized by the penetration of crime into politics.

To Aristotle, the legitimate form of government by the few is __________.

Canada's federal system contains what issue of contention?

__________ has been replaced by more free market economies in Europe and Latin America.

A __________ system practices both state ownership and extensive welfare benefits.

The idea that American states serve as "laboratories of democracy" is an advantage of __________ of government.

Why are coalitions among parties seldom necessary in the United States?

Great Britain's ruling system is a __________, but the Queen is mostly a figurehead.

A(n) __________ is a political system without a monarch.

Political institutions are the working structures of government.

Districts that are __________ often have bizarre shapes.

Multi-party systems often have higher voter turnout than two party systems.

Weak states typically have no national government.

In __________, representatives are elected based on their party's percentage of the vote.

The United States had a federal system of government under the Articles of Confederation.

In France, first-order civil divisions are known as departments.

Republics are usually ruled by a monarch chosen by heredity.

__________ is where power is balanced between the nation's capital and autonomous subdivisions.

Distinguish between effective, weak, and failed states.

If the Green Party receives 15 percent of the vote in a proportional system, which of the following is likely to happen?