Capitalism is an economic system which emphasizes

A. communalism

B. collectivism

C. individualism

D. internationalism

A country made up of semi autonomous units is

A. a confederation

B. a federation

C. a region

D. unitary

When a state is subject to no other authority it is said to be

A. powerful

B. legitimate

C. authoritative

D. sovereign

The major advantage of the principle of separation of powers is that it provides for

A. an executive premier

B. a powerful legislature

C. a very strong executive

D. checks and balances

One of the factors that led to the decline of feudalism is

A. opposition to the system by the wealthy

B. industrialization

C. opposition

D. the discovery of new lands

The cabinet can be described as a link between the

A. executive and legislature

B. legislature and electorate

C. executive and judiciary

D. legislature and local government councils

Unicameralism refers to

A. a two-chamber legislature

B. the process of secret voting in the legislature

C. the lower chamber in a legislature

D. a one-chamber legislature

While pressure groups aim at influencing government decisions, the primary aim of political parties is to

A. promote the welfare of their members

B. execute particular programmes

C. influence legislation in order to benefit their members

D. control political power

Delegated legislation is justified by the

A. Superior knowledge of issues by the executive

B. fear that public debates in parliaments would endanger national security

C. slow and unwieldy process of decision making in legislative houses

D. constitutional superiority of the executive over the legislative branch of government

The obligation to pay taxes regularly is justified because

A. citizens choose their own government

B. citizens enjoy services provided by government

C. government does not discriminate in its provision of services to different parts of the nation

D. taxes are only source of government revenue

An important function of the legislature is

A. judicial review

B. review of executive

C. defending government policies

D. lobbying

A common means of influencing public opinion is

A. Public policy-making

B. legislation

C. propaganda

D. lobbying

An electoral system in which the candidate who receives the largest number of votes wins is

A. the perferential ballot

B. the second ballot

C. proportional system

D. plurality system