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APCG Practice Test Midterm

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Which of the following can be considered a fundamental feature of parliamentary government? a. The head of government and the head of state are unified into one position. b. The head of government i ... s directly elected in a national election. c. The head of government can be dismissed through a vote of no confidence in the assembly. d. The head of government can dismiss the head of state through a vote of no confidence. e. The head of state appoints cabinet members. - ✔✔c. The head of government can be dismissed through a vote of no confidence in the assembly. A unitary system is best defined as one that has a. Checks and balances b. Separation of powers c. A prime minister or parliament d. Fusion of powers between the executive and legislative branches e. No constitutional division of powers between the central and regional governments - ✔✔e. No constitutional division of powers between the central and regional governments The timing of elections in Great Britain's system is determined by which of the following? a. A nonpartisan electoral commission sets the dates of elections. b. Citizens decide in a referendum when parliamentary elections will be held. c. Elections are on a fixed cycle set by law. d. Members of the upper house call election by majority vote. e. The prime minister calls elections within a five-year period - ✔✔c. Elections are on a fixed cycle set by law.Interest groups tend to have a minimal impact on individual legislators in parliamentary systems because a. Interest groups are less common in parliamentary democracies b. Corporatism brings together interest group and government representatives c. Legislators in parliamentary systems do not represent constituency interests d. Election campaigns are funded by the state and do not require much fund-raising e. The strength of political parties gives individual legislators less power over policy - ✔✔e. The strength of political parties gives individual legislators less power over policy Which of the following is true of federalism in Mexico? a. There has been a strong trend toward increased centralization of policy functions over the last two decades. b. Since the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) no longer dominates electoral politics, governors have become more willing to exercise their formal powers. c. Members of the Mexican Senate are appointed by the state legislatures and be recalled by them at any time. d. The president has the constitutional authority to dissolve state legislatures for failing to implement national laws. e. The Chamber of Deputies has often exercised its constitutional authority to impeach state governors. - ✔✔b. Since the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) no longer dominates electoral politics, governors have become more willing to exercise their formal powers. Which of the following is true of the transitions to democracy in Mexico and Russia? [Show More]

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