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consequence of the United Kingdom's single-member district plurality electoral system?
Ethnoreligious minorities, very large representation in Parliament
Local governing authorities almost no political power.
Third parties without underrepresented in Parliament.
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similarity between the political systems of Mexico and Iran?
Both countries have legal systems based on Sharia law.
Both countries have popularly elected presidents.
Both countries have a dominant-party system.
3
The United Kingdom has used a referendum in the past ten years to
amend international trade agreements
ratify structural adjustment policies
pass legislation dealing with immigration
decide whether to leave the European Union
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Which of the following best describes how the president is removed in Nigeria?
removed through impeachment proceedings in the legislature.
The Nigerian president is removed through a vote of no confidence
he Nigerian president can only be removed by the judiciary
not allow the president to be impeached or removed from office.
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role of the judiciary in China?
Chinese judiciary is largely free and independent
Chinese judiciary promotes subservient to the CCP
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Which of the following best describes political culture?
values through family, schools, peers, and the media.
competing for power within the state
The collective attitudes, values, and beliefs of the citizenry
citizens and monitor their behavior for the good of the society
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Mexican Chamber of Deputies has a higher proportion of women legislators than the United Kingdom Parliament?
Mexico’s long-dominant political party two-thirds of candidates are women
Mexico employs single-member plurality districts
Mexico has gender quota legislation minimum percentage of women
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accurately describes the effects of political cleavages in two AP course countries?
igerian and Russian governments a Christian-Muslim cleavage
The United Kingdom and Iran, both being do not have political cleavage
Mexico and the United Kingdom both have violent east-west cleavages
Russia and Iran, both being ethnically and religiously homogeneous
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Which of the following best describes how judiciaries remain independent from other branches of government?
Judges are appointed by the president or prime minister.An election
Judiciaries overrule executive and legislative actions.
Federal judges counsel lower-court judges on important cases.
Judiciaries routinely advise executives on economic policy.
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Austerity measures are implemented for the primary purpose of
improving economic conditions by increasing tariffs
reducing government spending to address budget deficits
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why a country would choose a parliamentary system over a presidential system?
fuses its branches of government,
doesnt divide powers among many branches of government, more efficient.
offers more accountability.
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describes the military in both China and Iran?
The military has been used to suppress public demonstrations.
military was responsible for the establishment of the current regime.
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Which of the following is most likely to cause a regime change?
Revolution
Ethnic diversity
Austerity measures
An election
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hich of the following most accurately compares the national legislatures of Iran and the United Kingdom?
In both countries, laws passed by the legislatures cannot be overturned.
no restrictions as to who can run for the legislature.
In both countries, each legislature has an upper and lower house.
legislatures approve legislation and oversee the budget.
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In China, economic liberalization policies have resulted in which of the following?
The nationalization of industries and a decrease in state corruption
The significant migration of the people from one region to another
A reduction of inequality between urban and rural areas
An increase in the role of the state in determining production
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part of an economic liberalization program?
Redistributing wealth
Privatizing government-owned corporations
Increasing tariffs
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Which of the following best describes internal migration in Mexico since 2010 ?
People from the south often move to the north to work in maquiladora zones.
There has been a large movement of people from urban to rural areas.
Ethnic minority groups are given economic incentives to move to the west.
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Which of the following countries have bicameral legislatures?
Nigeria and China
The United Kingdom and Iran
Russia and Nigeria
China and Mexico
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Which of the following describes how the Mexican president is elected?
A candidate can become president only if he receives at least 25
The president is chosen using a majority formula
candidate who wins the most votes in a single round is elected president.
runoff is held between the two candidates
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“The lower a state’s socioeconomic development, that the state will experience political instability.”
Negative or inverse relationship
Positive or coinciding relationship
Causation
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The role of the executive in Nigeria is similar to that of the executive in Mexico in which of the following ways?
The legislature can remove the executive with a vote of no confidence.
The executive presides over a unitary system of government.
The legislature has a constitutional check on the executive.
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Which of the following accurately compares civil liberties in authoritarian and democratic regimes?
democratic and authoritarian regimes restrict access to free media
Democratic regimes provide citizens access to state-controlled media
Authoritarian regimes limit citizen control of media
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best describes how a government can maintain political legitimacy?
By creating political cleavages
By instituting presidential term limits
By decreasing political corruption
By limiting the investigatory powers of the media
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Which of the following describes an accurate difference between executive term limits in Iran and in Mexico?
Iranian president serve unlimited terms, Mexican president gets one term
Iranian president has two terms, Mexican president is limited to one term
Iranian president has one term, Mexican president is limited to two term
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most significantly limited citizens’ media access to maintain political control?
Iran and Russia
Mexico and Russia
Nigeria and the United Kingdom
China and Mexico
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explains an outcome of differing judicial systems among the Comparative Government course countries?
Chinese judiciary uses rule of law, Russian judiciary, judicial review
The British judiciary uses common law Russian judiciary targets opposition
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Which of the following best describes how members of Iran’s Guardian Council are selected?
leader selects six members, judiciary the other six, Majles approval
approval from the Assembly of Experts.
directly elected every four years by the electorate.
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political participation and parties in China and Mexico?
Mexican voters in 2018 election identified with the PRI, PAN, MORENA.
Chinese National People’s Congress are elected using plurality voting
citizens with nongovernmental organizations cant form political parties
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difference between the prime minister of Russia and the prime minister of the United Kingdom?
Russian p.m dissolve the Duma, British p.m cant dissolve parliment
Russian p.m removed by the president, British p.m by vote no confidence
Russian prime minister must be head of the majority party in the Duma
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best describes the judiciary in Russia and Nigeria?
Russian courts have power of judicial review, but Nigerian courts do not.
Russia’s government target opposition, Islamic Sharia Courts.
Russian Supreme Court 4-year terms, and Nigerian Supreme Court serve 12
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The type of party system in a particular country is most influenced by the
size of the country’s population
type of electoral systems used for legislative elections
extent to which the country is a consolidated democracy
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Which of the following is true of environmental policies in China?
challenge or constrain economic growth.
government does not recognize environmental problems
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two countries do regional cleavages play a larger role than religious cleavages do in politics?
China and Russia
Mexico and the United Kingdom
Mexico and Iran
Iran and the United Kingdom
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Which of the following is a neoliberal economic policy?
Nationalizing important sectors of the economy
Reducing trade barriers and rolling back state intervention in the economy
Increasing regulatory oversight and state control over industry
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potentially negative consequence of executive term limits?
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.
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Which of the following correctly describes sources of legitimacy in two AP course countries?
Iran relies primarily on elections to foster legitimacy
economic growth as a primary source of legitimacy
Russia and the United Kingdom both depend largely on the charismatic
The United Kingdom and Nigeria both rely heavily on elections
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Which of the following best explains why governments devolve power?
allow regional governments more power over local issues.
begin transitioning to a parliamentary system.
liberalize and strengthen market economies.
Governments devolve power to shift more power to the legislative branch.
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effect of the president’s combined role in Nigeria and Mexico?
president executes the laws and representing the state.
president has independence from the political parties and coalitions.
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Chinese government’s imposition of restrictions on civil society groups?
government restricts groups protesting living standards
government is transparent in the regulations
government contradict guarantees of civil liberties in its constitution
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effect of fused executive and legislative branches in parliamentary systems?
e executive and legislative branches often have different policy goals.
The citizens have a more difficult time following political processes.
The legislature can remove the executive without an impeachment proceeding.
The judiciary has little to no power or impact as a political institution.
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describes democratic consolidation?
civil rights and liberties unlikely to revert authoritarian regime
multiparty system gives way to a two-party system
president is popularly elected by a majority of the population
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legislatures of the United Kingdom and Mexico?
In both countries, the lower house is popularly elected.
upper house in each legislature has greater power than the lower house.
Both legislatures select the head of government.
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Which of the following is an effect of globalization?
It often limits state sovereignty.
It typically reduces the role of international organizations.
