Which of the following criteria requires that the regional and national governments must have independent bases of authority. This is typically ensured by having them elected independently of one another?
A. bicameralism
B. geopolitical division
C. independence
D. direct governance
C. independence
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Senatorial courtesy refers to _____
a. the respectful manner with which state senators normally treat each other b. the tradition whereby individual state senators have an unofficial veto over any appointee of the governor who resides in their districts c. the legislative custom whereby the House usually accepts amendments added by the Senate to legislation that initially passed the House d. the tradition where a majority of state senators can reject a judicial nomination of the governor e. the tradition where a majority of state House members can reject a judicial nomination of the governor
The term long ballot refers to which of the following?
a) number of terms an officeholder can serve before having to retire b) frequency of elections c) number of races on the election ballot d) number of candidates running for a particular office e) look of the ballot in a special election
Which presents the greatest threat to congressional incumbents of the president's party?
a. a presidential election year b. a mid-term election after the president's second year in office c. a mid-term election after the president's sixth year in office d. a runoff election
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Representation is only possible in democratic countries. 2. Authoritarian systems are generally uniform because they are by definition nondemocratic. 3. Countries that have elections to determine political leaders or representative are democratic. 4. If Doorenspleet’s reassessment of Huntington’s waves of democratization is taken into account, countries like Switzerland and Australia would still count as “first wave” democracies. 5. Evidence from contemporary measures of democracy suggests that authoritarian regimes are no less stable than democracies nowadays.