________ is a term given to forms of public mobilizations that are ingrained in public consciousness and that recur at regular intervals because the public intuitively understands what the form of mobilization is supposed to accomplish.
A. Cohabitation
B. Coalition
C. United front
D. Repertoires of collective action
E. Entryism
Q. 2Which of the following is true of the two-round majority rule system of electing a presidential candidate to office?
A. If no candidate obtains 50 percent plus 1 vote in the second round, the whole
election is repeated from round one.
B. If any candidate obtains 12.5 per cent of the total vote, he or she is eligible for the
second round of voting.
C. If the candidate obtains 50 percent plus 1 vote in the first round, he or she is
declared a winner.
D. Main parties of the left and right usually agree to nominate only three candidates
each.
E. If no candidate obtains 50 percent plus 1 vote in the first round, all candidates move
to the second round of voting.
Q. 3In Europe, environmental issues are more pressing than in the United States because
a. Europe has vast nuclear power reserves.
b. Europe produces more greenhouse gases than the United States.
c. Europe has a high-population density.
d. Europe has populations with very underdeveloped environmental ethics.
e. none of the above.
Q. 4Which of the following is a similarity between the National Assembly and the Snat?
A. both houses are directly elected by the people of France
B. both have the power to suggest amendments to bills passing through them
C. both houses can only have members for 5 years before reelection
D. both the houses can be dissolved by the president
E. both cannot initiate propels or set agendas
Q. 5Which of the following is true of the Constitutional Council?
A. Members of the Constitutional Council must be members of either the upper or
lower houses.
B. The opposition party can send legislation for review to the Constitutional Council.
C. Only review processes of legislation initiated by politicians can be accepted by the
Constitutional Council.
D. The Constitutional Council is empowered to make changes on legislation it finds
unconstitutional.
E. The Constitutional Council is a body of the executive branch of the government.
Q. 6Which of the following is a function of the Constitutional Council?
A. to review if enforced laws are within constitutional limits
B. to accept petitions from citizens on an unconstitutional bill
C. to make changes in a legislation independent of the executive branch
D. to make changes in the constitution when necessary
E. to review if a legislation conforms to the constitution
Q. 7The Bundesrat represents the Lnder in Germany.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.