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Power & Choice, 8/e
W. Phillips Shively, University of Minnesota---Minneapolis
National Decision-making Institutions: Parliamentary Government

True or False



1

In a parliamentary government a cabinet may be ousted by passage of a motion of no confidence.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

Germany's parliament is given virtually unchecked power in the constitution.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

The establishment of parliamentary supremacy in India required the subordination of the presidency and the Supreme Court to parliament in practice.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

Committees in pure parliamentary systems are usually both independent and powerful.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

Edmund Burke believed that the proper role for representatives was as a "delegate" rather than as a "trustee".
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6

In parliamentary systems the executive power of the state is lodged in the cabinet.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7

Parliaments exist only in democratic countries.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE








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