POLITICAL SCIENCE 101 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

POLITICAL SCIENCE 101 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
In a presidential system, to whom is the president accountable, as this group selects the president? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅voters



According to the textbook, what is the most elemental or basic function of a legislator? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅to formulate laws or represent people



Which statement explains why parliamentary systems have an advantage over presidential systems
should be a person of dubious character win executive power? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a president is
very difficult to removed before his term of office expires



How does the process of a parliamentary system use to oust a chief executive differ from that available
in the U.S? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Parliamentary systems can hold a vote of no confidence instead of
using the impeachment process



Which of the following words does not refer to the "government"? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Things that
do:

1) Government

2) Cabinet

3) Administration



Which of these is a type feature of the parliamentary systems? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅an absence of
executive-legislative deadlock



_______________ systems are those with separate binding elections of the executive and members of
the legislature - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Presidential



In a ______________________ system, the executive is elected from the legislative body. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Parliamentary



In a parliamentary system, the chief of government is the ____________________________________,
who is usually separate from the head of state. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prime Minister

, If one party is not able to win a majority of seats in a parliament, a
_____________________________________ must be established and govern. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅coalition government



In a parliamentary system, voters directly elect __________________________________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Members of parliament & PM



Which of the following is a constant characteristic of presidential systems? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅separation of power between executive and legislative branches



Which of the following is a constant characteristic of parliamentary systems? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅fusion of power in legislative and executive branches



Which of these systems demonstrates the clearest separation of power between the executive and
legislative branches? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Presidential



In a presidential system, the executive is account to the __________________; in a parliamentary
system, the executive is accountable to the ______________________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅People;
Legislature



The separation of powers in the US presidential system is intended to
_____________________________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅create checks from becoming too powerful



Deadlock is less likely to occur in a parliamentary system than a presidential system because
__________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the chief of government & the parliament are integrally
connected



In a parliamentary system, a prime minister is usually the __________________ and a monarch is the
________________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅chief of government; head of state



Parliamentary system can encourage ________________ as is seen in Italy and Israel. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Cohesive parties