Central Texas College

GOVT 2304

Quiz 6

Question 1)The 15th executive department was created after the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. It is the

 

a Department of Homeland

. Security.

 

b National Security

.   Administration.

 

c Transportation Safety

.   Administration.

 

d Department of War.

.

e Terrorist Cessation

.   Department.

 

Question 2

                            is considered the model for parliamentary democracy around the world.

 

a The United

.  Kingdom

 

b Japan

.

c The United

.  States

 

d Germany

.

e France

.

 

Question 3

According to Steiner and Crepaz, which of the following is an advantage to having an independent executive (president):

 

a legislative terms are fixed.

.

b the executive is popularly

. elected.

 

c presidential government is

. limited.

 

d a system of separation of

. powers.

 

e All of the above

.

 

Question 4

Which is NOT true of India’s divided executive system?

 

a There are both a president and a prime minister.

.

b Formal constitutional authority (Article 77) of the executive branch is given to

.  the prime minister.

 

c The prime minister is the leader of the majority party elected to the Lok

.  Sabha (lower house).

 

d The president is elected by means of an electoral college for a five year term.

.

e There are both a president and a vice president.

.

 

Question 5

Which of the following is correct?

 

a The Queen of England must stand for elections.

.

b The British prime minister serves a five year term.

.

c The British use a personalized proportional representation system.

.

d The British prime minister can call for parliamentary elections at any point

.  during a five-year period.

 

e The American president is only allowed to serve one six-year term.

.

 

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a reason why new democracies would choose multiparty parliamentary systems rather than presidential or majoritarian parliamentary systems?

 

a That independent executives are dangerous

.

b That the voters should have a diverse set of political parties to reflect their policy

.  positions

 

c That everyone’s voice is heard through multiple parties

.

d That countries with a history of strong, independent rulers (dictators) need leaders free

.  from legislative restraint

 

e all of the above are reasons why new democracies would choose multiparty

.   parliamentary systems

 

Question 7

The number of Electoral College votes per state is based upon

 

a the number of U.S. Representatives and U.S.

. Senators per state.

 

b the size of both political parties in the state.

.

c the size of the state legislature.

.

 

d determined by state law.

.

e the formula highlighted in the Twelve Amendment.

.

 

Question 8

This first president of India generated a constitutional crisis in the 1950s by violating the conventions of cabinet government intended by India's Constituent Assembly.

 

a Sue Ellen

. Charlton

 

b Pranab

.   Mukherjee

 

c Rajendra

.  Prasad

 

d Manmohan

.  Singh

 

e Indira Gandhi

.

 

Question 9

Since the majority party that controls the House of Commons determines the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, we label it as a

 

a unitary state.

.

b federal state.

.

c presidential

.  democracy.

 

d parliamentary

.  democracy.

 

e bicameral

.  democracy.

 

Question 10

The mechanism that allows the president to veto only certain provisions of a law while signing the rest into law is called

 

a the pocket veto.

.

b the selective

. veto.

c the line-item

. veto.

 

d the exceptional

. veto.