Great Britain is a pure meritocracy.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Q. 2Countries with a majoritarian, or first past the post, electoral system, tend to have two major parties.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Q. 3A key difference between parliamentary and presidential systems is that the legislative and executive branches are fused in a presidential system.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Q. 4The British House of Commons is more powerful than the House of Lords.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Q. 5British democracy came about swiftly through a major revolution much like the one in France.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Q. 6Which of the following would be an advantage of using the comparative rather than specialist method when trying to determine likelihood of regime collapse?
a. the ability to draw on country's extensive history to see if similar events have happened in the past
b. the ability to read government documents in the local language
c. the ability to apply lessons from other countries that have experienced similar collapses
d. the possession of in-depth knowledge of that's country's political culture
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