Question 1

Queen Elizabeth is a:

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A)  Chief Justice 
B)  Prime Minister 
C)  Head of Government 
D)  Head of State

Question 2

In which country does the parliament use the constructive vote of no confidence?

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A)  Germany 
B)  United States 
C)  Iran 
D)  Brazil

Question 3

Times of crisis can lend themselves to the formation of which extraordinary coalitions?

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A)  A minimum winning coalition 
B)  A minimum connected winning coalition 
C)  A grand coalition 
D)  A bicameral coalition

Question 4

Which of the following is not a role of the executive?

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A)  Execute laws 
B)  Create laws 
C)  Implement laws 
D)  Enforce laws

Question 5

What is a minimum size coalition?

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Question 6

Identify the difference between a minimum winning coalition and a minimum connected winning coalition.

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Question 7

Summarize Juan Linz's argument on the relative merits of presidential and parliamentary government, as well as the critique of Linz by Mainwaring and Shugart. Discuss both the theoretical and empirical bases for this critique.

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Question 8

Which of the following statements is true of parliamentary systems in comparison to presidential systems?

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A)  They do not have terms of fixed length 
B)  They are more democratic 
C)  They are more representative of popular interests between elections 
D)  There are no checks or balances

Question 9

A political approach in which leaders make direct appeals to "the people" and seek to develop direct political ties with the masses is known as:

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A)  Popularism 
B)  Populationism 
C)  Populism 
D)  None of the above

Question 10

In presidential systems, the process by which a legislature determines whether an official should be removed from office is called:

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A)  Filibuster 
B)  Impeachment 
C)  Vote of no confidence 
D)  None of the above

Question 11

An executive with a high level of partisan power would likely experience:

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A)  Relative ease in passing laws 
B)  Difficulty in passing laws 
C)  A high level of partisanship within the legislature 
D)  A divided government

Exam 10: Executives