Question 1

Members of Parliament with no executive responsibilities sit behind the cabinets and are called __________.

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Question 2

Examine the origins of parliaments by comparing feudalism and absolutism.How did one develop into the other and what effect has that system had on today's separation of powers?

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Question 3

Due to its near-feudal dispersion of power with weaker party discipline and its tendency to deadlock, the U.S.legislature is considered highly __________.

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A)  utilitarian
B)  domineering
C)  efficacious
D)  inefficientE) C) and D)
F) B) and C) D

Question 4

The European parliaments really are more rational and efficient than the U.S.Congress, but they are also less powerful and less interesting.Efficiency has led to atrophy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

English philosopher John Locke extolled the power of which governing branch as the most basic and important?

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A)  Executive
B)  Judicial
C)  Legislative
D)  ParliamentaryE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Assess Vladimir Putin's handling of the deadlock between the Russian Duma and the executive branch under Boris Yeltsin.

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A)  Under the auspices of the Unity Party, Putin seized power and now rules Russia under a one-party system.
B)  Putin spearheaded reforms under the National Party of the Left, which allowed parties in the Duma to more swiftly compromise.
C)  Putin founded his own party, which controls two-thirds of the Duma, but Russia is no longer a democracy.
D)  Putin led the ouster of Yeltsin's administration, making way for faster legislation and a more democratic Russia.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

In Britain, the __________ allows members of Parliament to grill ministers, sometimes with devastating results.

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Question 8

The U.S.Senate rules allow a member to declare a __________ to block legislation, which can be ended only with a vote of "cloture" (closure)  by three-fifths of the Senate.

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A)  debate
B)  filibuster
C)  bind
D)  tie-upE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

The U.S.pork barrel takes second place to the __________, whose legislators are famous for delivering massive (and often unneeded)  public-works projects to their districts and shielding farmers from competition.

Accepted Answer

A)  French
B)  Australians
C)  Japanese
D)  VietnameseE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

In Europe, a cabinet is equivalent to a U.S.__________.

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A)  administration
B)  congress
C)  president
D)  legislatureE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following is an effect of Congress's fragmentation into committees and subcommittees?

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A)  It hastens argumentation.
B)  It creates interparty splits.
C)  It allows representatives to ignore constituents.
D)  It delays agreement.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Differentiate between presidential and parliamentary systems.

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The presidential and parliamentary syste...

Question 13

One good way to study something is to see how it changes over time, or a __________ study.

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Question 14

Changes in the 1970s weakened the nearly tyrannical powers of American committee chairpersons by __________.

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A)  making it easier to establish subcommittees
B)  restricting the chairpersons' authority
C)  establishing specialized "field" committees
D)  altering their responsibilities to include international affairsE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Compare and contrast presidential and parliamentary systems.How are they similar? In what ways are they disparate? Evaluate each system using specific examples.

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Presidential and parliamentary systems a...

Question 16

Investigate the decline of legislatures from the late nineteenth century to the present.How has legislative power declined and where is that power currently centralized? What changes, social or otherwise, influenced that shift? Does this shift enforce or disrupt the balance of powers?

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The decline of legislatures from the lat...

Question 17

In Democratic parliaments, once a bill reports favorably out of committee it goes to __________, where it needs a majority vote to pass.

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The answer of In Democratic parliaments, once a bill reports...

Question 18

According to theorists, what happens to political institutions as they become more modern?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their infrastructures crumble under labyrinthine bureaucracy.
B)  They become more specialized, complex, and differentiated.
C)  They grow broader in scope and focus.
D)  They establish a militaristic presence and harsh economic policies.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Explain the development of feudalism and the "balance of powers."

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Feudalism developed in Europe during the...

Question 20

Often lawmakers are so busy with __________ casework that they pay little attention to making laws.

Accepted Answer

A)  constituency
B)  environmental
C)  congressional
D)  commercialE) B) and C)
F) A) and C) C

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Examine the origins of parliaments by comparing feudalism and absolutism.How did one develop into the other and what effect has that system had on today's separation of powers?

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Due to its near-feudal dispersion of power with weaker party discipline and its tendency to deadlock, the U.S.legislature is considered highly __________.

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The European parliaments really are more rational and efficient than the U.S.Congress, but they are also less powerful and less interesting.Efficiency has led to atrophy.

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English philosopher John Locke extolled the power of which governing branch as the most basic and important?

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Assess Vladimir Putin's handling of the deadlock between the Russian Duma and the executive branch under Boris Yeltsin.

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In Britain, the __________ allows members of Parliament to grill ministers, sometimes with devastating results.

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The U.S.Senate rules allow a member to declare a __________ to block legislation, which can be ended only with a vote of "cloture" (closure) by three-fifths of the Senate.

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The U.S.pork barrel takes second place to the __________, whose legislators are famous for delivering massive (and often unneeded) public-works projects to their districts and shielding farmers from competition.

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In Europe, a cabinet is equivalent to a U.S.__________.

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Which of the following is an effect of Congress's fragmentation into committees and subcommittees?

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Differentiate between presidential and parliamentary systems.

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One good way to study something is to see how it changes over time, or a __________ study.

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Changes in the 1970s weakened the nearly tyrannical powers of American committee chairpersons by __________.

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Compare and contrast presidential and parliamentary systems.How are they similar? In what ways are they disparate? Evaluate each system using specific examples.

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Investigate the decline of legislatures from the late nineteenth century to the present.How has legislative power declined and where is that power currently centralized? What changes, social or otherwise, influenced that shift? Does this shift enforce or disrupt the balance of powers?

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In Democratic parliaments, once a bill reports favorably out of committee it goes to __________, where it needs a majority vote to pass.

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According to theorists, what happens to political institutions as they become more modern?

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Explain the development of feudalism and the "balance of powers."

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