Discuss James Madison's worries, expressed in Federalist 10, about the formation of "factions."
What will be an ideal response?
Factions, groups of people seeking to promote their interest, would undermine the new republic. Representative democracy would control the effects of factions through elected officials and a large republic, in which groups would have to compete with one another.
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Which one of the following correctly describes the impeachment process?
a. The House decides whether to levy formal charges against a government official; the Senate conducts a trial on the House charges. b. The Senate decides whether to levy formal charges against a government official; the House conducts a trial on the Senate charges. c. The House and the Senate jointly consider charges; the Supreme Court conducts a trial on the charges. d. A high-ranking government official is removed from office as soon as the official is impeached by the House. e. The power of impeachment can be used against any federal employee within any government branch or agency.
The double majority requires that
a. the Council of Ministers approval of legislative proposals requires a vote that represents both a majority (55%) of the member states and a majority (65%) of the EU population. b. legislative proposals must gain an approval of a majority in both the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament. c. the Council of Ministers must vote twice on legislative proposals, with a majority supporting the proposals on each vote. d. some legislative proposals require the approval of a super-majority (75%) of the votes in the Council of Ministers, while others require only a simple majority (51%). e. legislative proposals must gain a qualified majority in the Council of Ministers and a simple majority in the European Parliament.
Liberals tend to argue that the peace among democracies is unlikely to survive the next 50 years
a. True b. False
According to the selectorate view, the donor’s belief that the policies it desires would not be followed if aid money was not forthcoming is _____________ for foreign aid to be given.
a. necessary b. sufficient c. necessary and sufficient d. neither necessary nor sufficient