Which of the following nations is often noted as an example of a government that has a system of checks and balances but is often plagued by political extremes?
A. Mexico
B. Canada
C. Great Britain
D. Japan
E. France
Answer: A
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a. primarily the job of Congress through legislative vetoes and extensive police patrol oversight. b. a shared responsibility for the legislative and executive branches, but the agents often play their multiple principals against one another. c. primarily the job of the executive branch since the Constitution gives the President the responsibility for making sure the laws are faithfully executed. d. a judicial responsibility since there are no concerns about reelection, and the Supreme Court is best positioned to interpret the meaning of legislative statutes.
Max Weber (1905) identified which of the following as a characteristic of an ideal bureaucracy?
a. inefficiency b. transparency c. consensus-making d. task specialization
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A. marriage B. labor participation C. education D. income
A defendant refers to ________
A. a member of the grand jury B. a person accused of committing a crime C. an offender who has been placed in community supervision rather than in prison D. a habitual offender E. a person released after serving a prison term and subject to being returned to prison for rule violations or other offenses