Question 1

Which of the following two entities are most responsible for formulating and executing policy in a parliamentary system?

Accepted Answer

A)  parliament and head of state 
B)  prime minister and head of state 
C)  prime minister and president 
D)  prime minister and cabinet 
A)  parliament and head of state 
B)  prime minister and head of state 
C)  prime minister and president 
D)  prime minister and cabinet

Question 2

Which of the following represents an argument for the superiority of the PR (proportional representation) electoral model over the SMD (single-member district) model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Multimember districts waste fewer votes. 
B)  Multimember districts produce more centrist legislative majorities. 
C)  Multimember districts help voters connect more directly with their representatives. 
D)  Multimember districts reduce the likelihood of small parties or fringe parties with radical platforms. 
A)  Multimember districts waste fewer votes. 
B)  Multimember districts produce more centrist legislative majorities. 
C)  Multimember districts help voters connect more directly with their representatives. 
D)  Multimember districts reduce the likelihood of small parties or fringe parties with radical platforms.

Question 3

Describe the difference between political attitudes and political ideologies.Where does each ideology fall in its relative levels of freedom and equality?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note the difference b

Question 4

Which of the following statements about semi-presidential systems is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is strongly tied to the proportional representation electoral system. 
B)  Primary executive authority resides with the prime minister. 
C)  Presidents in this system are typically more powerful than the prime ministers. 
D)  Presidents in this system must be approved by the legislature. 
A)  It is strongly tied to the proportional representation electoral system. 
B)  Primary executive authority resides with the prime minister. 
C)  Presidents in this system are typically more powerful than the prime ministers. 
D)  Presidents in this system must be approved by the legislature.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about mixed electoral systems is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Voters are allowed to vote in either a multimember district or a single-member district but not both. 
B)  Candidates in single-member districts are elected on the basis of a plurality. 
C)  Voters cast votes for party and prime minister. 
D)  Candidates in multimember districts are chosen through plurality vote. 
A)  Voters are allowed to vote in either a multimember district or a single-member district but not both. 
B)  Candidates in single-member districts are elected on the basis of a plurality. 
C)  Voters cast votes for party and prime minister. 
D)  Candidates in multimember districts are chosen through plurality vote.

Question 6

Organizations that maintain a monopoly of violence over a given territory are called

Accepted Answer

A)  nations. 
B)  states. 
C)  governments. 
D)  regimes. 
A)  nations. 
B)  states. 
C)  governments. 
D)  regimes.

Question 7

Which of the following describes electoral systems in which voters cast their ballots for a list of party candidates and the percentage of the votes a party receives in a district determines how many of that district's seats it wins?

Accepted Answer

A)  single-member districts 
B)  plurality systems 
C)  first past the post 
D)  proportional representation 
A)  single-member districts 
B)  plurality systems 
C)  first past the post 
D)  proportional representation

Question 8

Roger views political change as risky and worries that change will only make things worse than the status quo.His political attitude is best characterized as

Accepted Answer

A)  conservative. 
B)  moderate. 
C)  radical. 
D)  fascist. 
A)  conservative. 
B)  moderate. 
C)  radical. 
D)  fascist.

Question 9

Citizens' level of trust in government,their knowledge about politics,and their perceived ability to influence political outcomes are all aspects of

Accepted Answer

A)  political culture. 
B)  civil society. 
C)  legitimacy. 
D)  national identity. 
A)  political culture. 
B)  civil society. 
C)  legitimacy. 
D)  national identity.

Question 10

Describe the major types of nondemocratic regimes.Discuss how nondemocratic governments use co-optation to support their regimes?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will list several major ty

Which of the following two entities are most responsible for formulating and executing policy in a parliamentary system?

Which of the following represents an argument for the superiority of the PR (proportional representation) electoral model over the SMD (single-member district) model?

Describe the difference between political attitudes and political ideologies.Where does each ideology fall in its relative levels of freedom and equality?

Which of the following statements about semi-presidential systems is accurate?

Which of the following statements about mixed electoral systems is accurate?

Organizations that maintain a monopoly of violence over a given territory are called

Which of the following describes electoral systems in which voters cast their ballots for a list of party candidates and the percentage of the votes a party receives in a district determines how many of that district's seats it wins?

Roger views political change as risky and worries that change will only make things worse than the status quo.His political attitude is best characterized as

Citizens' level of trust in government,their knowledge about politics,and their perceived ability to influence political outcomes are all aspects of

Describe the major types of nondemocratic regimes.Discuss how nondemocratic governments use co-optation to support their regimes?

United Kingdom

United States

France

Germany

Japan

Russia

China

India

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Exam 1: Introduction

Which of the following two entities are most responsible for formulating and executing policy in a parliamentary system?

Which of the following represents an argument for the superiority of the PR (proportional representation) electoral model over the SMD (single-member district) model?

Describe the difference between political attitudes and political ideologies.Where does each ideology fall in its relative levels of freedom and equality?

Which of the following statements about semi-presidential systems is accurate?

Which of the following statements about mixed electoral systems is accurate?

Organizations that maintain a monopoly of violence over a given territory are called

Which of the following describes electoral systems in which voters cast their ballots for a list of party candidates and the percentage of the votes a party receives in a district determines how many of that district's seats it wins?

Roger views political change as risky and worries that change will only make things worse than the status quo.His political attitude is best characterized as

Citizens' level of trust in government,their knowledge about politics,and their perceived ability to influence political outcomes are all aspects of

Describe the major types of nondemocratic regimes.Discuss how nondemocratic governments use co-optation to support their regimes?

United Kingdom

United States

France

Germany

Japan

Russia

China

India

Iran

Mexico

Brazil

South Africa

Nigeria

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