The courts using judicial review to declare laws unconstitutional is one way
a. The executive checks the judiciary
b. The legislature checks the executive
c. The executive checks the legislature
d. The legislature checks the judiciary
e. The judiciary checks the legislature
Q. 2Oligarchic capitalism is a system
a. that accepts the general principle of free market economics but allows significant government involvement in the economy in order to protect domestic economic interests.
b. in which there is minimal government involvement in regulation of the economy and little social welfare spending.
c. that involves a substantial role for government in the regulation of the economy and the establishment of social welfare programs.
d. of state-led development measures and authoritarian political practices.
e. in which a small number of wealthy individuals have significant influence over the economy and economic policy.
Q. 3Two-thirds of the legislature proposing a constitutional amendment to overturn a court decision is one way
a. the executive checks the judiciary.
b. the legislature checks the executive.
c. the executive checks the legislature.
d. the legislature checks the judiciary.
e. the judiciary checks the legislature.
Q. 4Which of the following policies did both Russian leaders Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin support?
a. Expanding democracy and popular participation in government
b. Decreasing state involvement in the economy
c. Opposing the idea of granting independence to territorially concentrated minority groups
d. Increasing state involvement in the economy
e. Promoting creeping authoritarianism
Q. 5The Texas senate convicting and removing an executive by a two-thirds vote is one way
a. the executive checks the judiciary.
b. the legislature checks the executive.
c. the executive checks the legislature.
d. the legislature checks the judiciary.
e. the judiciary checks the legislature.
Q. 6The central policy issue in Nigeria, affecting the effectiveness of initiatives in all other policy arenas, is
a. health care.
b. social welfare.
c. corruption.
d. agriculture.
e. unemployment.