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Is it true that in the 20th century, the American President's political party has controlled
Congress slightly less than half the time - DETAILED ANSWER True
What country's legislative committees are the most powerful and best-funded (i.e
goldstandard for legislative committees) - DETAILED ANSWER United States
According to data collected by Alfred Stepan and Cindy Skach, what kind of political
system is least likely to experience a coup d'etat? - DETAILED ANSWER Parliamentary
Regimes
Is it true that Under Canada's constitution act of 1982, federal elections must be held on
a fixed schedule? - DETAILED ANSWER False
What title is assigned to Slovenia's head of gov't? - DETAILED ANSWER "president of
Slovenia" (Miro Cerar)
Who is the current governor of the bank of Canada? - DETAILED ANSWER Stephen S
Polos
The 1973 War Powers Act was passed by Congress in the aftermath of the controversial
actions of which US President? - DETAILED ANSWER Richard Nixon
,In the US, what part of government has the power to impeach the President? - DETAILED
ANSWER The American Congress (requires House and Senate approval)
Describe Switzerland's Unique Executive structure. - DETAILED ANSWER Collective
executive (7 people), group of people who come together and join and are known as the
Swiss Federal Council
What contributions did the Prussian Kaiser Frederick William I, make the development
of modern bureaucratic structures? - DETAILED ANSWER First to organize civil service
and take on a number of civil reforms like special Unis, competitive exams, tenure and a
manual called "regulation for state officials"
List one positive feature associated with authorized bureaucratic discretion - DETAILED
ANSWER Experts/Specialists: having discretion allows people with 1st hand experiences
to take on decisions of this policy
List one negative feature associated with referenda - DETAILED ANSWER Impact on
Minority: rights of minority should be matter more than the vote of the majority
What country is most famous for using the run-off system? - DETAILED ANSWER France
One advantage of run-off system? - DETAILED ANSWER Increased likelihood- Majority
Candidate: the candidate that represents riding will receive majority of the vote
One disadvantage of run-off system? - DETAILED ANSWER Voter Fatigue: riding doing
second round of voting can see a decrease voter turnout
Japan uses what electoral system? - DETAILED ANSWER Parallel Voting
, What country uses MMP electoral system the most? - DETAILED ANSWER Germany and
New Zealand
One advantage of Parallel and MMP systems? - DETAILED ANSWER "Best of both worlds"
taking the strengths out of both electoral systems which helps take out the disadvantage
of both of them
One disadvantage of Parallel and MMP systems? - DETAILED ANSWER The worst of both
worlds? You may not get the strengths out of both of them
What countries used the single transfer ballot? - DETAILED ANSWER Australia and Malta
How has the single transfer ballot been used in Canada? - DETAILED ANSWER at a
provincial level
What provinces refuse to use the single transfer ballot? - DETAILED ANSWER Manitoba
and Alberta
One advantage of single transfer ballot? - DETAILED ANSWER More civil campaigning
One disadvantage of single transfer ballot? - DETAILED ANSWER Complexity, it is
intimidating to some voters because they have to rank several candidates
Binding? - DETAILED ANSWER if people vote yes it happens and if people vote no it
doesn't
Non-binding - DETAILED ANSWER people can say yes or no but the government can do
what it wants at the end of it
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Is it true that in the 20th century, the American President's political party has controlled
Congress slightly less than half the time - DETAILED ANSWER True
What country's legislative committees are the most powerful and best-funded (i.e
goldstandard for legislative committees) - DETAILED ANSWER United States
According to data collected by Alfred Stepan and Cindy Skach, what kind of political
system is least likely to experience a coup d'etat? - DETAILED ANSWER Parliamentary
Regimes
Is it true that Under Canada's constitution act of 1982, federal elections must be held on
a fixed schedule? - DETAILED ANSWER False
What title is assigned to Slovenia's head of gov't? - DETAILED ANSWER "president of
Slovenia" (Miro Cerar)
Who is the current governor of the bank of Canada? - DETAILED ANSWER Stephen S
Polos
The 1973 War Powers Act was passed by Congress in the aftermath of the controversial
actions of which US President? - DETAILED ANSWER Richard Nixon
,In the US, what part of government has the power to impeach the President? - DETAILED
ANSWER The American Congress (requires House and Senate approval)
Describe Switzerland's Unique Executive structure. - DETAILED ANSWER Collective
executive (7 people), group of people who come together and join and are known as the
Swiss Federal Council
What contributions did the Prussian Kaiser Frederick William I, make the development
of modern bureaucratic structures? - DETAILED ANSWER First to organize civil service
and take on a number of civil reforms like special Unis, competitive exams, tenure and a
manual called "regulation for state officials"
List one positive feature associated with authorized bureaucratic discretion - DETAILED
ANSWER Experts/Specialists: having discretion allows people with 1st hand experiences
to take on decisions of this policy
List one negative feature associated with referenda - DETAILED ANSWER Impact on
Minority: rights of minority should be matter more than the vote of the majority
What country is most famous for using the run-off system? - DETAILED ANSWER France
One advantage of run-off system? - DETAILED ANSWER Increased likelihood- Majority
Candidate: the candidate that represents riding will receive majority of the vote
One disadvantage of run-off system? - DETAILED ANSWER Voter Fatigue: riding doing
second round of voting can see a decrease voter turnout
Japan uses what electoral system? - DETAILED ANSWER Parallel Voting
, What country uses MMP electoral system the most? - DETAILED ANSWER Germany and
New Zealand
One advantage of Parallel and MMP systems? - DETAILED ANSWER "Best of both worlds"
taking the strengths out of both electoral systems which helps take out the disadvantage
of both of them
One disadvantage of Parallel and MMP systems? - DETAILED ANSWER The worst of both
worlds? You may not get the strengths out of both of them
What countries used the single transfer ballot? - DETAILED ANSWER Australia and Malta
How has the single transfer ballot been used in Canada? - DETAILED ANSWER at a
provincial level
What provinces refuse to use the single transfer ballot? - DETAILED ANSWER Manitoba
and Alberta
One advantage of single transfer ballot? - DETAILED ANSWER More civil campaigning
One disadvantage of single transfer ballot? - DETAILED ANSWER Complexity, it is
intimidating to some voters because they have to rank several candidates
Binding? - DETAILED ANSWER if people vote yes it happens and if people vote no it
doesn't
Non-binding - DETAILED ANSWER people can say yes or no but the government can do
what it wants at the end of it
