Poli Sci Final Exam 1

which of the following best describes democracy in Britain?

a. unstable
b. stable
c. weak
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which of the following best describes democracy in Britain?

a. unstable
b. stable
c. weak
b. stable
who is the current French President?

a. Emmanuel Macron
b. Justin Trudeau
c. Jacques Chirac
d. Francois Mitterand
a. Emmanuel Macron
the current British govt is a ______ led by PM ________

a. liberal majority; Boris Johnson
b. Coalition Govt; Boris Johnson
c. Conservative Majority; Theresa May
d. Conservative Majority; Liz Truss
d. conservative majority; Liz Truss
Laicite is a French term that stresses which of the following? (select all that apply)

a. strict separation of church and state
b. a united and uniform French identity
c. an even number of male and female representatives in the govt
A, B
what does strategic voting look like?

a. voting for the candidate that will make your least favorite candidate lose
b. voting only for your favorite candidate
c. voting for multiple parties in one election
d. voting only for center parties
A. voting for the candidate that will make your least favorite candidate
French voters are highly concerned about which of the following issue topics? (select all that apply)

a. immigration
b. welfare programs
c. the environment
d. abortion
a. immigration
b. welfare
c. the environment
Former British PM Tony Blair stressed that the War on Terror was a war of ___?

a. values
b. economy
c. religion
d. power
a. values
which of the following statements best describes the Sinn Fein party?

a. a nationalist party in Northern Ireland that is pro-Irish unification
b. a left wing party in Britain that is pro immigration
c. a centrist party in Northern Ireland that is pro-Britain
a. nationalist party in Northern Ireland
What do political parties do?

a. represent policy positions
b. aggregate policy interest
c. mobilize support for policy positions
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
how do you become the British PM

a. as leader of the majority party
b. by a direct, popular election
c. through a majority vote in the House of Commons
d. through appointment by the King and House of Lords
a. as leader of the majority party
what is parity in France? a. Laws that require equal numbers of male and female political candidates b. regulations that ensure political parties form coalitions and pass laws in split governments c. provisions that spreads access to political office evenly across constituenciesa. laws that require equal numbers of male and female candidatesMP stands for _______ a. member of the party b. member of the polity c. member of the parliament d. minister of patronagec. Member of Parliamentwhich of the following are features of an authoritarian government? (select all that apply) a. a government led by a populist leader b. the ruling party or leader is not elected in free and/or fair elections c. the government is dominated by one party or leaderB, Cwhich of the following events led to Britain's downgrade from a "first tier" world military power to a "second tier"? a. the cold war b. the suez crisis c. the troublesb. The Suez CrisisWhich of the following statements is true of global democracy levels in recent years? A. democracy is decreasing globally b. democracy is increasing globally c. democracy is stable globallyA. decreasing