Presidential systems are characterized by
a. an executive branch that is independent from the legislature.
b. an executive branch that is fused with the legislature.
c. an executive branch that is free from legislative control.
d. a legislative branch that controls agenda setting.
e. none of the above.
a
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a. bicameral b. unicameral c. parliament d. federal e. confederate
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a. Virtually all major parties have not challenged either political or economic reform, although they do differ over the pace and costs of these. b. Regional parties, especially in those regions with large Muslim populations, have emerged to become important players in Russian politics but only at the regional level. c. Russian political parties do not fit neatly on a left-right spectrum because nationalistic sentiments crosscut economic ideologies. d. Because deeply rooted party identifications have yet to develop, parties appeal to transient voter sentiments. e. Although the country maintains a competitive multiparty system, since 2003, a single party has emerged as the dominant party.
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a. his party has assembled a diverse coalition b. he has eliminated all meaningful competition c. voters respond positively to his restrained leadership style d. the middle class has grown larger and more secure under his leadership
The modern environmental movement is often dated to the release of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in which decade?
A) The 1920s B) The 1940s C) The 1960s D) The 1980s E) The 2000s