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Which of the following is the same as a monarchy? |
Dictatorship
Parliamentary government
Anarchy
Aristocracy
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| 2 |
Left-wing dictatorships |
seek government control of business and the economy
are pro-religion/anti-education
seek to impose free-market institutions on the government
are pri-business/anti-military
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A telling example of a fusion of the presidential and parliamentary forms of government is provided by |
Switzerland
Canada
France
Germany
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Which one of the following statement is wrong? |
Under the parliamentary system there exits the leadership of the Prime Minister, but under the presidential system the President is the leader of the government
Under the parliamentary system there exist both titular head and the actual head, but under the presidential system there is only one head
Under the parliamentary system there is the integration between the legislature and the executive but under the presidential system there is separation
Under the parliamentary system sovereignty rests with Parliament but under the presidential system the President is sovereign
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When the military dominates a political system |
The government is always headed by a single individual
It often rules as an institution
There is little chance of a return to civilian rule
Large-scale public works projects are often instituted
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Which one of the following principles distinguishes the cabinet system from the Presidential system? |
Fixed tenure of government
Judicial review
The relationship of the legislature with the executive
The concentration or division of government powers
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| 7 |
The authority possessed by local bodies in a unitary system of government is |
Derived from the central government
Derived from the Constitution
Derived from the people
Derived from the people
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| 8 |
Dictatorship of the Proletariat is one of the concepts of : |
Karl Marx
Max Weber
Maodzedung
None of these
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| 9 |
"To rule is to educate" is said by: |
Muhammad (SAW)
Al- Ghazali
Allama Iqbal
None of these
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| 10 |
Which of the following is a good example of a dictatorship? |
Tyranny
Oligarchy
Democracy
None of these : Aristocracy
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| 11 |
Federation implies |
Fusion of powers
Separation of powers
Division of powers
Devolution of powers
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| 12 |
In a federal system |
The union is dissolvable
The states can secede from the Union
The Union is indestructible
The Union and states are indestructible
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| 13 |
Type of government where one person or small group holds all the power |
Monarchy
Direct democracy
Dictatorship
Republic
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| 14 |
The recent histories of France Germany, and Japan demonstrate that |
Democracy will flourish whenever a country is prosperous
Strong executives can lead to weak judiciaries
it is possible to provide a stable social environment despite inadequate economic growth
Constitutional democracy is highly adaptable
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Which of the following is true of a constitutional democracy? |
Majority rule is limited
All minorities combined must have power equal to that of the majority
Minorities must have their own representation in the legislature
Elections are free and fair but held very infrequently
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"Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely." --Lord Action, British historian Based on this quotation, why type of government would Lord Action most Likely support? |
Dictatorship
Absolute monarchy
Totalitarian state
Representative democracy
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What type of government elects representative to make all government decisions? |
Republic
Direct democracy
Dictatorship
Monarchy
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Type of government where all voters in a community meet to make laws and decide actions |
Monarchy
Republic
Dictatorship
Direct democracy
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'Democratic deficit' denote a perceived deficiency in the |
Way a particular political arrangement works in practice against a benchmark as to how it is supposed to work in theory
Practice of fiscal policies in a democratic State
Participative management practices in public sector undertakings
Political economies of countries undergoing structural adjustment policies in the post-globalized period
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Which one or the following statements regarding Parliamentary and Presidential forms of government is correct? |
In both , the executive is responsible to the legislature
In both, the Chief Executive is nominal
In both , command of confidence of the legislature is necessary for the executive to remain in office
Both the forms are representative in characters
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