Exam 6: El Grande Loco Casa Blanca: The Executive in Bad Spanish

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

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

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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.

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

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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

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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

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

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A strong example wil...

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

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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

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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

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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.

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

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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.

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