Exam 12: Legislatures

Suppose that a legislator from one party supported the earmark project of a legislator from a different party in exchange for support of her own earmark project.This is an example of _____.

In U.S.House races,__________ almost always win.

As political institutions become more modern,they tend to __________.

In a parliamentary system,the cabinet changes __________.

Which statement best explains why budget deficits are common in advanced democracies?

A European cabinet would be called __________ in the United States.

The practice of _________ is one way for representatives to get around the ban on earmarks in the U.S.Congress.

A history of __________ in a country makes it especially difficult for democracy to take root.

What is one area in which the American separation of powers is especially unusual?

During the Age of Enlightenment,French philosopher René Descartes declared that liberty could be secured only if government was divided into four distinct branches,with the ability to check and balance each other.

Cabinet and government,terms used interchangeably,are what Americans call an "administration."

By the seventeenth century,the British Parliament considered itself supreme in the area of __________.

In a parliamentary system,voters directly elect __________.

In European parliamentary systems,party discipline tends to be strong and legislators usually obey party whips.

The great compromise incorporated into the U.S.Constitution illustrates the __________.

In democratic systems,major pieces of legislation are usually drafted by __________.

Which statement describes the relationship between legislative careerism and democracy?

Which of these is a typical feature of the parliamentary system?

Deadlock is less likely to occur in a parliamentary system than a presidential system because __________.

The British Parliament can be traced back to assemblies of nobles that monarchs called to __________.