The concept of sovereignty can best be defined as the

A. state of being surpreme in authority

B. power of the executive president

C. supremacy of the legislature

D. supremacy of the executive

Power is understood to mean the

A. right to compel obedience

B. capacity to compel obedience

C. relationship between the government and the people

D. desire to sue the state apparatus

The institutions which constitute the main organs of the government of a nation are the

A. legislature, the executive and the judiciary

B. judicary and the civil service

C. trustee and the presidium

D. civil service and the senate

The executive arm of government includes the

A. police

B. courts

C. national assembly

D. senate president

Unicameral legislature is often criticized for

A. restricting the scope of participation

B. cheapening the opportunity for participation

C. condoning the participation of traditional rulers

D. Narrowing participation to the military

A legal document yet to be enacted into law but it still under debate in the legislature is known as

A. an edict

B. a decree

C. a white paper

D. a bill

According to Marxist theory, those who own and control the mans of production in a capitalist society are the

A. producers

B. bourgeoisie

C. colonialists

D. proletariats

A distinctive feature of a democratic system of government is the

A. existence of periodic competitive elections

B. absence of strong pressure groups

C. existence of a single political party

D. centralization of all powers in the exeecutive

The goal of the theory of separation of powers is to

A. make the executive dependent on the legislature

B. give more powers to the legislature

C. protect individual liberty

D. create efficiency in the judicary

The power of the courts to declare legislative enactments as unconstitutional is known as judicial

A. ruling

B. review

C. interpretation

D. edict