Question 1

Regarding executives,which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Authoritarian monarchies are executives elected separately from the legislature. 
B) Authoritarian oligarchies are executive leadership groups that are mostly unconstrained by other institutions of government. 
C) Democratic presidencies come directly from the legislatures and are dependent on them for support. 
D) Parliamentary prime ministers are single dominant leaders who are mostly unconstraineD. 
A) Authoritarian monarchies are executives elected separately from the legislature. 
B) Authoritarian oligarchies are executive leadership groups that are mostly unconstrained by other institutions of government. 
C) Democratic presidencies come directly from the legislatures and are dependent on them for support. 
D) Parliamentary prime ministers are single dominant leaders who are mostly unconstraineD.

Question 2

The presidential system is set up so that members of political parties are far more likely to vote cohesively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Heads of state ______.

Accepted Answer

A) take the same form in all democratic countries 
B) are really not that important in terms of the legitimacy of a government 
C) often take the form of a monarch,even in some democracies 
D) are all equally powerful 
A) take the same form in all democratic countries 
B) are really not that important in terms of the legitimacy of a government 
C) often take the form of a monarch,even in some democracies 
D) are all equally powerful

Question 4

The modern-day executive has roots in ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the familial structure (hierarchy) 
B) the animal kingdom 
C) ancient Greece 
D) Roman civilization 
A) the familial structure (hierarchy) 
B) the animal kingdom 
C) ancient Greece 
D) Roman civilization

Question 5

In politics,the head of state is in charge of all the following,EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A) symbolically representing the state 
B) holding dinner parties 
C) wearing the crown jewels 
D) negotiating treaties 
A) symbolically representing the state 
B) holding dinner parties 
C) wearing the crown jewels 
D) negotiating treaties

Question 6

What do authoritarian monarchies and authoritarian oligarchies have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) Both exercise a broad degree of power but are constrained by constitutions. 
B) Both have symbolic power. 
C) Nothing;both terms refer to rule by a single demagogue. 
D) Both are mostly unconstrained in their exercise of power. 
A) Both exercise a broad degree of power but are constrained by constitutions. 
B) Both have symbolic power. 
C) Nothing;both terms refer to rule by a single demagogue. 
D) Both are mostly unconstrained in their exercise of power.

Question 7

The Prime Minster of the United Kingdom,unlike the President of the United States,is directly elected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The "divine right of kings" refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) a king's claim that God had chosen him to rule 
B) The Divine Miss M's blessing of a king 
C) a monarchy 
D) a dictatorship 
A) a king's claim that God had chosen him to rule 
B) The Divine Miss M's blessing of a king 
C) a monarchy 
D) a dictatorship

Question 9

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a parliamentary system?

Accepted Answer

A) The executive is part of parliament. 
B) Compared to a presidential system,it is easier for the executive's policy proposals to be passed in the legislature. 
C) The prime minister can veto a bill passed by the parliament. 
D) A failure to enact a piece of legislation could possibly lead to the dissolution of the government. 
A) The executive is part of parliament. 
B) Compared to a presidential system,it is easier for the executive's policy proposals to be passed in the legislature. 
C) The prime minister can veto a bill passed by the parliament. 
D) A failure to enact a piece of legislation could possibly lead to the dissolution of the government.

Question 10

Discuss the difference between a patriarchal and matriarchal hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

A strong example wil

Question 11

The text refers to how precedents for certain ways of doing things,or certain characteristics of leadership,get established on Deadliest Catch.This process is presented as an example of ______,and it also reflects the way in which primitive executive roles developed.

Accepted Answer

A) codification 
B) institutionalization 
C) executive tradition 
D) parsimony 
A) codification 
B) institutionalization 
C) executive tradition 
D) parsimony

Question 12

The authoritarian monarch lives on today ______.

Accepted Answer

A) in the republics around the world 
B) as the embodiment of the state 
C) in Russia 
D) as a democratic notion 
A) in the republics around the world 
B) as the embodiment of the state 
C) in Russia 
D) as a democratic notion

Question 13

According to Jacques-Benigne Bossuet,kings were ______.

Accepted Answer

A) chosen by the people,not by divine right 
B) chosen by the people,but held accountable by God 
C) chosen by God directly,thus accountable only to God 
D) chosen by God directly,but accountable to the people 
A) chosen by the people,not by divine right 
B) chosen by the people,but held accountable by God 
C) chosen by God directly,thus accountable only to God 
D) chosen by God directly,but accountable to the people

Question 14

Executive as a structure of a political system refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) an entire branch of government that performs actions on behalf of the state 
B) the office or position that an individual might hold 
C) an individual holding an executive position 
D) all of these are true 
A) an entire branch of government that performs actions on behalf of the state 
B) the office or position that an individual might hold 
C) an individual holding an executive position 
D) all of these are true

Question 15

Machiavelli describes the ideal qualities and actions of an executive in ______.

Accepted Answer

A) The Three Musketeers 
B) The Prince 
C) On the Divine Right of Kings 
D) His Majesties Instructions to His Dearest Sonne,Henry the Prince 
A) The Three Musketeers 
B) The Prince 
C) On the Divine Right of Kings 
D) His Majesties Instructions to His Dearest Sonne,Henry the Prince

Question 16

The family business analogy is reinforced by the prevalence of what kind of executive throughout history and across cultures?

Accepted Answer

A) hereditary monarchies 
B) oligarchies 
C) democratic executives 
D) warrior kings 
A) hereditary monarchies 
B) oligarchies 
C) democratic executives 
D) warrior kings

Question 17

The authoritarian executive is a leadership institution that is constrained by other branches of government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What state of nature fits the view that the predominant form of the early executive is the warrior king?

Accepted Answer

A) Hobbesian 
B) Machiavellian 
C) Lutheran 
D) Lockean 
A) Hobbesian 
B) Machiavellian 
C) Lutheran 
D) Lockean

Question 19

A parliamentary system ______.

Accepted Answer

A) creates a great deal of independence for the executive in relation to the legislature 
B) limits the executive's influence over legislation to a mechanism like a veto 
C) has greater institutional mechanisms to reinforce party loyalty 
D) elects the executive separately from the parliament 
A) creates a great deal of independence for the executive in relation to the legislature 
B) limits the executive's influence over legislation to a mechanism like a veto 
C) has greater institutional mechanisms to reinforce party loyalty 
D) elects the executive separately from the parliament

Regarding executives,which of the following is true?

The presidential system is set up so that members of political parties are far more likely to vote cohesively.

Heads of state ______.

The modern-day executive has roots in ______.

In politics,the head of state is in charge of all the following,EXCEPT ______.

What do authoritarian monarchies and authoritarian oligarchies have in common?

The Prime Minster of the United Kingdom,unlike the President of the United States,is directly elected.

The "divine right of kings" refers to ______.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a parliamentary system?

Discuss the difference between a patriarchal and matriarchal hierarchy.

The text refers to how precedents for certain ways of doing things,or certain characteristics of leadership,get established on Deadliest Catch.This process is presented as an example of ______,and it also reflects the way in which primitive executive roles developed.

The authoritarian monarch lives on today ______.

According to Jacques-Benigne Bossuet,kings were ______.

Executive as a structure of a political system refers to ______.

Machiavelli describes the ideal qualities and actions of an executive in ______.

The family business analogy is reinforced by the prevalence of what kind of executive throughout history and across cultures?

The authoritarian executive is a leadership institution that is constrained by other branches of government.

What state of nature fits the view that the predominant form of the early executive is the warrior king?

A parliamentary system ______.

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Regarding executives,which of the following is true?

The presidential system is set up so that members of political parties are far more likely to vote cohesively.

Heads of state ______.

The modern-day executive has roots in ______.

In politics,the head of state is in charge of all the following,EXCEPT ______.

What do authoritarian monarchies and authoritarian oligarchies have in common?

The Prime Minster of the United Kingdom,unlike the President of the United States,is directly elected.

The "divine right of kings" refers to ______.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a parliamentary system?

Discuss the difference between a patriarchal and matriarchal hierarchy.

The text refers to how precedents for certain ways of doing things,or certain characteristics of leadership,get established on Deadliest Catch.This process is presented as an example of ______,and it also reflects the way in which primitive executive roles developed.

The authoritarian monarch lives on today ______.

According to Jacques-Benigne Bossuet,kings were ______.

Executive as a structure of a political system refers to ______.

Machiavelli describes the ideal qualities and actions of an executive in ______.

The family business analogy is reinforced by the prevalence of what kind of executive throughout history and across cultures?

The authoritarian executive is a leadership institution that is constrained by other branches of government.

What state of nature fits the view that the predominant form of the early executive is the warrior king?

A parliamentary system ______.

Introducing the Ancient Debate: The Ideal Versus the Real

Why Government Security, Anarchy, and Some Basic Group Dynamics

Governing Society: We Know Who You Are

Governments Role in the Economy: The Offer You Cant Refuse

Structures and Institutions

The Confederacy of Dunces: The Legislative Function Not in Bad Spanish

Brazilian Bureaucracy: Do I Even Need to Bother With the Jokes

Courts and Law: Politics Behind the Gavel, Obviously, but Whats Under the Gown

Not Quite Right,but Still Good: The Democratic Ideal in Modern Politics

Media,Politics,and Government: Talking Heads Are Better Than None

International Politics: Apocalypse Now and Then

Political Culture: Sex and Agriculture, Getting Rucked Explains It All

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