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In which one of the following systems of governments bicameralism an essential feature? |
Presidential system
Parliamentary system
Federal system
Unity system
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| 2 |
In the parliamentary form of government the members of the Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to |
The Head of state
The Chairman of the Upper House and the Speaker of the Lower House
The popular House of the Parliament
The Prime Minister
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The most powerful legislature in the world is the |
Indian Parliament
U.S. Congress
Swiss legislature
British Parliament
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The feature which is present in the Presidential system but lacking the Parliamentary system is the |
Distinction between the real and the nominal executive
Fixed tenure of the Chief executive
Formation of the Executive from the members of legislatures
Responsibility of the Executive to the Legislature
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Which one of the following is not an essential feature of the parliamentary system? |
Fusion of the Executive and the Legislature
Nominal head of the state
Collective responsibility
Fixed tenure
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| 6 |
The statement it brings about a chasm between sources of knowledge and legislative centers of their application applies to |
The Presidential system of government
The practice of delegated legislation
Dictatorship of the Cabinet
The relationship between ministers and civil servants
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| 7 |
The concept of 'democratic overload implies |
An unwarranted State intervention in private and voluntary sectors of the economy
The population explosion in countries with democratic political regimes
The paralysis of a political system due to unrestrained group and electoral pressures
Severe fiscal pressures and revenue losses in the economy of a democratic State
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Which one of the following combinations all federal states |
U . S . A Canada. Australia. Sri Lanka
France. Malaysia, Canada, U.S.A
Pakistan. South Africa. Sri Lanka Canada
U. S. A Australia. Pakistan Canada
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In which one of the following countries does a mixture of Parliamentary and Presidential form of Government exist? |
Switzerland
France
United states of America
Germany
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| 10 |
In a parliamentary form of government, miisters are appointed by |
The head of the state at his discretion
The head of the government
The head of the state on the recommendations of the head of the government
The legislature
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| 11 |
In the Presidential system of government , the cabinet members are |
Elected by the legislature
All members of the political party to which the President belongs
Nominated by President
All elected representative of the legislature
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| 12 |
"The Cabinet is the hyphen that joins the buckle that fastens the executive to the legislature", according to |
Charles Merriam
joseph Schumpeter
C.F. Strong
Walter Bagehot
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| 13 |
The basic problem in the working of parliamentary system in Pakistan arises out of |
Lack of a cohesive and viable party system
The absence of an efficient and independent bureaucracy
Lack of clear constitutional provisions
Weak political executive on account of its dependence on the legislative
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Who among the following thinkers has claimed that the history of ideas has ended with the recognition of liberal democracy as 'the final form of human government'? |
Ralph miliband
Noam Chomsky
Francis Fukuyama
None of these
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The idea that peace between countries have democratic form of government at the democratic level was first propounded by |
hegel
Immanuel Kant
J.S Mill
Karl Marx
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Deliberative theory of democracy arose as a protest against |
Rational choice theory
Polyarchy
Voter apathy in well-established democracies
All of them
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The word "Democracy" has been derived from the language |
Greek
Latin
English
None of them
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| 18 |
The best form of federalism suited for countries like Pakistan is |
Centralized federalism
Bargaining federalism
Cooperative federalism
Conflicting federalism
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Single Transferable vote system was suggested for proportional representation by |
Thomas Hare
Lord Courtney
J. S. Mill
None of these
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| 20 |
Liberal Democracy means |
Government by majority
Government by people
Limited majority rule
None of these
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