The theory of presidential system design refers to the idea that
a. presidential systems encourage political conflicts without providing the means to resolve them.
b. the extent to which the rules of an institution allow the majority party to control the institution's actions drives the political outcomes emanating from the institution.
c. presidential systems prevent political conflicts.
d. party unity is based largely on individual party members' preferences.
e. some features of presidential system can enhance political stability compared to certain parliamentary approaches.
E
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The doctrine of territorial integrity holds that:
A) a state has the right to invade another state. B) a nation cannot exist across the boundaries of two states. C) the boundaries of a state must be clearly defined. D) the state has the right to resist any aggression or intervention within its boundaries.
Which of the following statements is true of the king's courts?
A. They were an important part of the judiciary before the Norman Conquest. B. The law developed in the king's courts applied to the whole of England. C. They depended on the local legal customs of various regions in America. D. They are also referred to as stare decisis. E. The earliest forms of courts in America were called king's courts.
The document that obligated the English King to engage in consultation before levying taxes and prevented him from arbitrarily arresting subjects or seizing their property was the
a. Declaration of Independence. b. Magna Carta. c. Constitution. d. Commonwealth Manifesto.
The scope of the interest group universe has
a. shrunk considerably after Congress passed new laws limiting how much contact lobbyists could have with legislators. b. remained constant at the federal level but exploded at the state level because devolution has shifted more policies to the states. c. increased substantially during the past 50 years as both private and public interests employ lobbyists in Washington, D.C. d. remained steady because the policy gridlock in Washington, D.C., has meant fewer opportunities to lobby.