Political Institutions Quiz 6 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which amendment requires electors cast separate votes for president and vice-president?

2. The most important authority in a town or city is

3. How does the OECD define aid?

4. The White House and the Capitol Building are in Washington DC.

5. Which country has a head of state who is also the head of government?

6. TRUE or FALSE:Authority is the manifestation or exercise of power.

7. TRUE or FALSE:Authority is legitimate power.

8. What kind of government do they have in China?

9. An apparent association between factors or variable is a

10. Those in power are viewed as having the right to control, or govern, others.

11. There is no written constitution.

12. True/False:The Legislative Branch can "check" the Executive Branch by overriding the President's veto with a 2/3 majority.

13. The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the _____

14. Who is considered the most powerful person in Russia?

15. Which house has the power to impeach officials of the federal government?

16. Who appoints the cabinet in China?

17. An absolute monarchy is one in which the head of state (king, queen) makes all the decisions.

18. Which sociological view focuses on how the institution brings about social change?

19. Forces that tear people apart like ethnicity are known as

20. Which of the following authority is based on a system that have always existed?

21. What is the significance of the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Marbury v Madison?

22. Which model states political power is reserved for the privileged?

23. When power is exercised through the people

24. What makes power illegitimate?

25. Person A has the capacity to make Person B do something that he would not do otherwise. What does person A has?