What was the main purpose of the cohabitation arrangement between the executive and legislative branches in France's parliamentary system?
a. to reduce the likelihood of corruption among high officials
b. to minimize conflict between the two houses of the legislature
c. to enable the president to check the power of the legislature over domestic policy
d. to enable a president and a prime minister from different parties to govern together
d
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a. mixed interest groups. b. citizen interest groups. c. noneconomic interest groups. d. economic interest groups. e. legislative interest groups.
Explain the role of the public opinion poll in American politics.
What will be an ideal response?
A trial can happen
a. only before a judge. b. only before a jury. c. before either a judge or a jury. d. None of the above is correct.
Nomenklatura refers to
a. a collective, comprised of the heads of the various segments of the armed forces, which oversees policy decisions in some military governments. b. the act of overthrowing an existing government. c. the method of controlling bureaucratic appointments during the Soviet period by selecting individuals from a preexisting list of names. d. a political system where the military is an active participant in politics. e. a setting in which the state focuses on having a strong military force and emphasizes the need to be prepared to use it aggressively.