Collective responsibility in practice means that
a. a majority of the cabinet accepts responsibility for the decisions of the prime minister.
b. all cabinet members support all cabinet decisions.
c. society is collectively responsible for the health and welfare of all citizens.
d. no Member of Parliament (MP) can make individual policy proposals.
e. there is no debate in the House of Commons over government policy proposals.
b
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a. No third party has ever successfully emerged from the winner-take-all political system in the United States. b. H. Ross Perot in 1992 demonstrated that third parties could succeed in the United States and built the Reform Party into a viable option for disaffected voters. c. Only those third parties that manage to supplant one of the two reigning parties as a viable option in voters’ minds gain rather than lose support from strategic voters. d. The Whig Party was the third party to replace an existing party in 1856 when the Republican Party fatally split over the issue of slavery.
Which of the following is TRUE about the Rajya Sabha, India's upper house of parliament?
a. Most members of the Rajya Sabha are chosen through direct elections. b. The Rajya Sabha must approve all spending measures. c. The Rajya Sabha cannot amend bills. d. Most parliamentary bills require the assent of both houses of parliament. e. The Rajya Sabha helps to choose the Indian prime minister.
Hobbes linked the cause of war to all of these aspects of human nature EXCEPT
a. self-preservation. b. greed. c. competition. d. glory. e. safety.
Political efficacy refers to which of the following?
a. The extent to which people believe that public officials are honest b. The extent to which people are knowledgeable about the political system c. The extent to which people believe they can influence the policymaking process d. The extent to which people influence political policies e. The extent to which people believe the stock market will grow rapidly in the near future