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Which of the following is true of the legitimacy of a government?

It has an inverse correlation with the use of brute force by the government.

Which of the following caused the British government to establish a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in 2009 ?

It was determined that a permanent legal body be established with jurisdiction to resolve disputes relating to devolution in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

In the British political system, effective policy- making power rests primarily with the

Prime Minister and cabinet

Which of the following is an accurate explanation of a limitation of the data in the graph?

The data show only political parties as the source of variation in government spending on health and not other possible sources of the variation

Which of the following is a consequence of the establishment of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in 2009 ?

The doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty remains intact, which means the Supreme Court has limited powers and cannot overturn parliamentary legislation.

Who selects the head of the British government?

The majority party in the House of Commons

Which of the following best explains how Sartori's idea of centripetal party systems relates to the United Kingdom?

There has been an increase in support for minor parties, which has pushed the major parties away from the political center.

Which of the following best explains how the government of the United Kingdom maintains political legitimacy despite the lack of a written constitution?

There is a long-standing legal tradition of protecting civil liberties and representative government at the national level.

Which of the following is an example of civil society changing in the United Kingdom?

Trade unions became less influential with fewer resources after Thatcherism.

Party discipline in Great Britain tends to be strong because

a government's tenure in the House of Commons relies on its ability to maintain party support

A political regime is considered to be legitimate when

citizens accept the government's right to rule

Compared with first-past-the-post, a proportional representation electoral system

gives third parties a better chance at winning seats in a legislature

Unitary systems differ from federal systems in that unitary systems

guarantee no constitutional authority to subnational governments

A unitary system that has experienced devolution is different from a federal system because

in a unitary system, devolution can be revoked by the central legislature

Coalition government is likelier to occur in

parliamentary democracies with proportional representation electoral systems

The voting behavior of members of the British House of Commons is principally determined by their

party affiliation

Political culture is best defined as the

prevailing attitudes in a society toward government, authority, and participation

The "first-past-the-post" electoral system in Great Britain is based on

single-member districts

A successful vote of no confidence in a parliamentary system means that

the government steps down and a new government must be formed

Many consider the existence of an active civil society to be supportive of and even necessary for democratization because

within civil society people learn to express interests and negotiate with others to achieve common goals