DeVry POLI330 Week 5 Quiz Latest 2016 November (graded solution)

Question 1. Question :
(TCO 5) Which of the following terms is defined as the
post-feudal concentration of power in a monarch?
Absolutism
Totalitarianism
Teetotalism
Monarchy
Question 2. Question :
(TCO 5) Why do the responsibilities of legislative and executive
powers often overlap?
Separation of powers is rarely clear-cut.
Separation of powers is rare among industrialized nations.
Separation of powers is absolute.
Separation of powers grants obtuse levels of power to the
executive branch.
Question 3. Question :
(TCO 5) How often does the cabinet change in a parliamentary
system?
Every 4 years
Every 6 years
Every 8 years
When the cabinet is voted out or resigns
Question 4. Question :
(TCO 5) Voters receive the most direct representation in which
system?
Parliamentary
Presidential
Electoral
Coalition
Question 5. Question :
(TCO 5) Describe how the election process in a parliamentary
system slightly resembles presidential elections in the United States.
Party chiefs run as candidates for prime minister.
Citizens vote directly for the each new prime minister.
Citizens vote for a party member with the knowledge that the
next prime minister will be the head of the largest party.
The prime minister is appointed for a 4-year term and can be
reappointed one time.
Question 6. Question :
(TCO 5) When it comes to electing officials, which factor
matters the most to voters in both presidential and parliamentary elections?
Party affiliation
Political ideologies
Money invested in campaign
Personality
Question 7. Question :
(TCO 4) Unlike natural law, positive law uses _____.
the spirit of the law to make determinations
books to reach conclusions
judicial sentencing to determine case outcomes
jury selection to manipulate judgment
Question 8. Question :
(TCO 4) What are the key mechanisms of international law?
Reciprocity and coalition
Consistency and reciprocity
Consistency and coherence
Coalition and coherence
Question 9. Question :
(TCO 4) Describe the primary jurisdiction of the U.S. Supreme
Court.
It makes initial rulings on all federal cases, civil and
criminal.
It rules on high penalty cases, including those with life
sentences and the death penalty.
Its jurisdiction is almost entirely appellate, from lower federal
or state supreme courts.
Its jurisdiction is broad, ranging from appellate rulings to
original rulings in federal crimes.
Question 10. Question :
(TCO 4) Describe the significance of Marbury v. Madison.
The ruling laid precedent for judicial review.
The ruling stated that the president is subject to the court’s
decisions.
The ruling decreed that current administrations must honor the
appointments of previous administrations.
The ruling claimed that federal taxes could not be levied on the
states.