How is the Japanese prime minister elected?
a. By popular vote of the Japanese electorate
b. By a vote in both chambers of parliament, although the lower chamber's selection prevails if the two votes produce different candidates
c. Through "back room deals" among the various parties in the parliament producing the candidate that is essentially every party's second choice
d. By a vote in the lower house of the parliament
e. By a vote in the lower house of parliament that must be subsequently approved by the upper house
b
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By adding comparison groups in a study of the effects of child seat belt legislation in California, Guerin and MacKinnon (1985) were able to
A) perform more high-powered statistical procedures. B) attenuate the reliability of their observations. C) study the effects of other types of legislation on their target group. D) increase confidence in their conclusions.
It is easy for a hegemon to engage in unilateralism, or an approach to foreign policy that relies on independent, selfhelp strategies in foreign policy. What might be the downside to pursuing unilateralism as a foreign policy strategy?
a. The hegemon might be viewed as an international bully who seeks to run the world. b. It can lead to international sentiment against the hegemon. c. It can be difficult to get international support and cooperation on global issues, such as terrorism. d. All of these are potential downsides to this strategy.
Throughout most of its history, which political office was generally considered insignificant and of little consequence?
A. attorney general B. secretary of state C. Speaker of the House D. vice president
The Islamic legal system is based on __________ law
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word