Exam 5: Structures and Institutions

The least commonly used form is the unitary system.

Discuss how a federal governance system is the best system for a capitalist economic system.

Institutions are created or designed ______.

U.S.Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis referred to local governments in the U.S.federal system as ______.

Which of the following forms of government did Aristotle consider to be a "good" form?

The political system in the United States is founded on a separation of powers,which makes it difficult for any one faction to enact sweeping changes or infringe significantly on the rights of the citizens.However,there is at least one major disadvantage to this--what is it? How are European democracies different,and what are the advantages and disadvantages of their political systems?

Aristotle recognized six basic types of government: polity,oligarchy,aristocracy,democracy,dictatorship,and monarchy.Briefly explain who rules in each one (one person,a few people,many people).For each type,also explain whether Aristotle believed it to be a good or bad form of government.

Who said,"But what is government itself,but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?"

According to Aristotle,which of the following is a government ruled by the many that works for the benefit of the ruling class?

A dictatorship is considered a perverted form of government.

In designing the American Constitution,Madison and his fellow architects built a system based on ______.

Which of the following is a political structure?

As categorized by Aristotle,Democracy is a good form of government.

Why is it the case that nations rarely have an opportunity to install their ideal institutions from scratch?

Benjamin Franklin was often called the father of the U.S.Constitution.

Foundations do not have to share characteristics.

According to Aristotle,which of the following is the perverted form of an aristocratic government?

Which of the following countries does not use a federal system?

Which of the following does not happen when the Queen of England opens Parliament by announcing what her Parliament will do?

Which of the following systems of government is not currently used by any of the world's countries,although it is used by the United Nations and the European Union?