In a parliamentary system, how is the head of state different from the head of government?

What will be an ideal response?


the head of state holds little to no political power; the function of the head of state is purely ceremonial; the head of government has power to make political decisions.

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_________________ was the first twentieth-century president to use mass persuasion for a particular policy goal

a. Franklin D. Roosevelt b. John F. Kennedy c. Ronald Reagan d. Barack Obama e. Woodrow Wilson

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Female genital cutting has produced

a. major tensions between rich and poor countries that have spinoff effects on other issues such as trade and international violence. b. links in the minds of most people between that practice and others such as cosmetic surgeries and male circumcision. c. differences between people who view it as a human rights issue and those who think it is a cultural practice defining virtuous women. d. its occurrence during ethnic-based warfare when one side's combatants attempt to undermine their enemies' will to fight. e. laws banning the practice in the countries that are members of the United Nations and its related agencies.

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How did the Affordable Care Act affect Medicaid?

A. It made Medicaid the centerpiece of health care in the United States. B. It ended all Medicaid benefits. C. It required that Medicaid services be merged with Medicare. D. It ended most Medicaid benefits and instead provided them through the Affordable Care Act. E. It allowed states to expand Medicaid for low-income people.

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Progressives tend to favor limited governmental use of monetary and fiscal policies while conservatives favor a managed economy

A. True B. False

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