Gov test

Which of the following statements comparing the judicial systems of the US and China is true

China has no guarantee of a fair trial, but the US does

Which of the following best explains why the peasantry so strongly supported Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong grew up as a peasant himself; Chiang Kai-shek did not

Complete the sentence with the correct statement. One key difference between UK parliament and the US Congress is

Parliament is both a legislative and an executive body; Congress is only a legislative body

Which of the following is a difference between the presidents of Russia and the US

The Russian president can amend legislation

Which statement comparing the legislatures of the US in the Russian federation is true

The US Congress has greater popular representation than the Russian federal assembly

Why do you think the US supported Chiang Kai-Shek in the nationalist government rather than Mao Zedong

The US did not support Mao Zedong communist ideas

Which of the following is the most accurate comparison between the politburo and the secretariat of the Chinese communist party

The Politburo makes party policy; the secretariat makes the party's day to day decisions

Read the following excerpt from the text describing the government of Russian leader Vladimir Putin...

The expansion of voting rights to more Russians and an increase in the power of local governments

Which of the following provide the greatest support of presidential power in the Russian federation

The federal Council and the state duma

What is the purpose of the shadow cabinet

To be prepared to run the government

Why did the UK decide to allow for regional governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

To maintain the historical and cultural distinctions

Which of the following events BEST represent the Russian federation transition to democracy

the adaption of constitution

Which of the following is NOT a circumstance that might cause a dictatorship to convert to a democracy

A government run media

Which best illustrates a significant governmental change that a person will experience when a country moves from communism to democracy

A man is allowed to express his personal viewpoints in a radio broadcast

Which is an example of democratization

Citizens cast a ballot in an election

Read the excerpt from the text. Then choose the statement that best summarizes the point being made about democratic institutions...

Democratic governments must have limited powers

Which of the following is NOT a stumbling block that Iraq faces in its democratic consolidation?

Iraq has few products to export to strengthen its economy

Which of the following provides evidence that the House of Lords has little power today

Measures passed by the house of commons but rejected by the lords have only to be approved a second time by the commons in order to become law

Which sequence of events BEST summarizes Russia's transition to democracy in the 1980s and 1990s

Mikhail Gorbachev began a reform movement that weakened the communist party. The Soviet republics each declared their independence in the USSR seized to exist....

Which of the following statements BEST describes Mikhail Gorbachev's importance to Russia's transition to democracy

Mikhail Gorbachev encouraged reform

The US and the UK judicial systems are similar in that they both rely on

Precedent

Which of the following actions are part of queen Elizabeth's II duties as a monarch

Serving in a ceremonial role as a representative of the British government

Complete the sentence with the correct statement. The era of Deng Xiaoping can be characterized as a period of ?

Strong economic growth and suppression of political expression

Which of the following is true regarding the role of the monarch in the United Kingdom?

The Monarch lacks governing power

Who has the greatest authority in creating and passing legislation in the Chinese government?

The National People's Congress

The Magna Carta influenced the united kingdom's legacy of constitutionalism by establishing

The idea of limited governance

Which statement BEST explains the relationship between the US and China?

The two countries rely on each other for trade and business

How have the Internet and other digital media affected the process of democratization?

They have allowed democratic reformers to gain international support for their efforts, helping democracy