Center-periphery tension might result from which of the following scenarios?
A) The existence of a poor region that receives little from the nation
B) A socialist nation with high levels of taxation
C) A federal system where power is divided between the first-order divisions and the central
government
D) A single-member district with first past the post elections
Canada's federal system contains what issue of contention?
A) Whether Ottawa should secede
B) How much autonomy Quebec should have
C) The first-order subdivisions maintain all the power
D) How to deal with the United States
Which of the following might lead you to believe Great Britain has a quasi-unitary system of government?
A) Scotland has gained autonomy over some policy areas.
B) Scotland remains under British control on all matters.
C) Great Britain has a federal system of government.
D) Great Britain has a confederal system of government.
Why is direct democracy more realistic now than it was in the past?
a) Representatives are less honest than they used to be. b) The Internet, television, and the telephone make it easier for large numbers of people to communicate than in the past. c) People are more educated and better able to make decisions than they were in the past. d) It is faster and easier than it was in the past for members of Congress to get to Washington
Each of the following is an argument supporting representative democracy over direct democracy EXCEPT:
a) It results in laws more in keeping with the views of the people. b) It is more practical and efficient. c) The views of representatives tend to be more consistent than those of citizens, which tend to fluctuate randomly. d) It promotes tolerance, since studies find that the general population tends to be less tolerant than elites
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