The two-ballot system used in presidential elections means that
a. citizens vote for the president and prime minister on separate ballots.
b. only two candidates can run for president.
c. if no candidate wins a majority on the first ballot, a run-off election is held two weeks later between the top two candidates.
d. citizens vote for the president and the National Assembly on separate ballots.
e. citizens vote for the individual on one ballot and the party on another.
Q. 2As authoritarian regimes fell, U.S. hopes for democracy fizzled in all of the following countries EXCEPT
a. the Balkans.
b. Iraq.
c. Afghanistan.
d. Latin America.
e. West Africa.
Q. 3Voters display a remarkable penchant for ticket splittingthat is, voting for a Democrat for one office and a Republican for another in the same election.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 4_____________ was the only president since De Gaulle to expand the power of the presidency.
a. Frances Mitterrand
b. Jacques Chirac
c. Georges Pompidou
d. Valery Giscard d'Estaing
e. Nicolas Sarkozy
Q. 5The term Machiavellian typically refers to the belief that
a. authoritarianism is the most natural form of government.
b. cunningness and cruelty as a normal part of rulership.
c. only those well-born (in the highest social classes) should rule.
d. leaders should be guided by a moral compass.
e. that power begets more power.
Q. 6Southern states have remained single-party Democratic states.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 7Why is the French president less powerful during periods of cohabitation?
a. He has lower standings in public opinion polls.
b. The constitution mandates that the president must resign if parliament votes a motion of censure.
c. The prime minister commands a parliamentary majority hostile to the president.
d. The president loses the ability to dissolve the National Assembly.
e. The prime minister is granted powers normally reserved to the president.
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