AP Comp Gov Big Review

Which electoral system is likely to lead to the development of a multiparty system?

• Single Member District

• Proportional Representation

• First Past the Post

• Runoff Election

In which system of government do coalition governments most often form?

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Presidential Democracy

• Autocratic Dictatorship

• Single-Party State

What mandate in Britain made parliamentary elections occur every five years?

• Constitutional Reform Act 2005

• Leave Referendum 2016

• Parties, Elections, and Referendums Act 2000

• Fixed-Terms Parliament Act of 2011

What has an inverse correlation with the use of brute force by the government?

• State Capacity

• State Sovereignty

• State Legitimacy

• State Authority

What is best characterized by a politically defined territory in which the state and national identity coincide?

• Nation-state

• Nation

• Government

• Principality

What changed when David Cameron replaced Gordon Brown as prime minister?

• State

• Nation

• Government

• Country

According to which Russian document does the prime minister have to be approved by the Duma?

• Declaration of Workers' Rights

• The Russian Bill of Rights

• The Russian Constitution

• Prime Minister Codes

State-sanctioned business or civil organizations meant to represent the public is an example of?

• Corporatism

• Centre for Civil Society

• Capitalism

• Welfare Programs

Which two countries both have supreme courts that can exercise judicial review?

• Iran and Nigria

• Russia and China

• China and Mexico

• Mexico and Nigeria

Which is a cause of the weakening rule of law in Russia?

• The imprisonment of Mikhail Khodorkovsky

• Replacement of Khodorkovsky with Simon Kukes

• Politically motivated street riots

• Economic collapse in St. Petersburg