Look at the election results from Germany in 2002 in Table 2. If a government formed between the Christian Democratic Party and the Free Democratic Party, then what type of government would it be? Pick the best answer from those shown below.
A. minority coalition government
B. surplus majority government
C. connected minimal winning coalition
D. minimal winning coalition
A. minority coalition government
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Which of the following is the best definition of diplomacy?
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Which of the following is true with respect to Keynesian economic policy?
a. Keynesian economic policy relies on government taxes and adjustments to the money supply to control inflation and unemployment. b. Keynesian economic policy relies on tax cuts and expenditure increases by government to control inflation and unemployment. c. Keynesian economic policy uses the money supply to control inflation and unemployment. d. Keynesian economic policy relies on the generosity of private charities to address the worst effects of economic downturns.
If one political party controls Congress or one of its chambers and the other party controls the White House, which of the following is intensified?
a. autocracy b. influence of the Electoral College c. partisanship d. power of the president