According to Machiavelli's The Prince, what must rulers practice?
a. How not to be good
b. Foreign diplomacy
c. Politics
d. Persuasion techniques
e. Lying
Q. 2In 2011, the percent of voters who identified themselves as members of one of the two major parties was about 60 percent.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 3Cohabitation is the
a. practice of the president and prime minister both taking up residence at Elysee Palace.
b. mingling of French and Muslim citizens.
c. fusion of executive and legislative branches.
d. merging of French and European Union law.
e. situation where the president's coalition is different from the coalition in control of the parliament.
Q. 4Why is Iran considered to be an oxymoronic kind of state?
a. It is a democratic dictatorship.
b. It is a modern theocracy.
c. It is militantly pacifist.
d. It is a public aristocracy.
e. It is an open society that is controlled.
Q. 5American political parties are composed of three interacting parts: the party organization (party committees, party leaders, and activists), the party in government (candidates and officeholders), and the party in the electorate (citizens who identify with the party).
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 6Which one of the following features is found in the French semipresidential system but not in a classic presidential system like the United States?
a. There is a dual executive.
b. Parliament can force the president to resign.
c. The president is elected by the entire country by universal suffrage.
d. The legislature can defeat legislation proposed by the government.
e. The president can be impeached by the prime minister.