2.3-2.5 Executive_Comp. Gov.

The role of the executive in Nigeria is similar to that of the executive in Mexico in which of the following ways?

• The executive is limited to a single term in office.

• The legislature has a constitutional check on the executive.

• The executive presides over a unitary system of government.

• The executive may be impeached by a two-thirds majority of the legislature.

Which of the following sets the overall state agenda, serves as commander in chief, and appoints half the Guardian Council and all members of the Expediency Council in Iran?

• The Assembly of Experts

• The prime minister

• The president

• The supreme leader

Which of the following is a feature shared by the political systems of Great Britain and Russia?

• Competitive multiparty elections

• Bicameral legislatures with two equal houses

• Supreme courts exercising judicial review

• Federalism marked by ethnicity-based regions

• Separate individuals serving as head of state and head of government

Who's that Pokemon?

• Bulbasaur

• Squirtle

• Charmander

• Pikachu

Which description below most accurately describes Iran’s Islamic republic?

• A federal government with a single executive and a bicameral legislature

• A federal government with a dual executive served by a large bureaucracy

• A unitary government with a dual executive whose power and duties are formally derived from the military

• A unitary government with a dual executive whose powers are constitutionally divided along party lines

• A unitary government with a dual executive whose prerogatives and responsibilities are specified in the Constitution

Which of the following explains a potentially negative consequence of executive term limits?

• Executive term limits undermine democracy.

• Executive term limits usually harm consistent application of rule of law.

• Executive term limits can force effective executives out of office

• Executive term limits make the legislative branch too strong.

Which of the following is an accurate explanation of an advantage of executive term limits?

• Executive term limits allow legislators to develop coherent policies over time.

• Executive term limits allow executives greater control over the legislative process.

• Executive term limits can prevent executives from consolidating power.

• Executive term limits can weaken accountability.

In which two countries does the legislative branch have the power of impeachment?

• The United Kingdom and Mexico

• China and Russia

• Russia and Nigeria

• Iran and the United Kingdom

Which of the following best explains why, between general elections, the British prime minister is more likely than the president of Mexico to be replaced between general elections?

• British civil society typically protests more than Mexican civil society and often demands the resignation of the prime minister.

• The Mexican president can only be removed by a confidence vote, so the Mexican president tends to stay in power longer, as those votes are infrequent in Mexico.

• The British government is more prone to corruption than the Mexican government, so British prime ministers are more often removed from office for criminal activity.

• The British prime minister can be removed by members of Parliament (MPs), while the Mexican president can be removed only by the impeachment process.

A successful vote of no confidence in a parliamentary system means that

• new elections for the legislature are called

• the head of state will dissolve the national legislature

• all laws passed by the legislature in that session are voided

• the government steps down and a new government must be formed

• the heads of both state and government must step down from their posts