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1. Which feature of a state refers to its supreme authority within its territory and independence from external control?
  1. Legitimacy
  2. Sovereignty
  3. Representation
  4. Delegation

Answer: B. Sovereignty

Sovereignty is the state's supreme internal authority and external independence.

2. The main purpose of separating legislative, executive and judicial powers is to
  1. make the judiciary subordinate to the executive
  2. prevent citizens from participating in government
  3. ensure that one branch appoints every public officer
  4. reduce the concentration and abuse of governmental power

Answer: D. reduce the concentration and abuse of governmental power

Separating governmental powers helps prevent any one branch from accumulating unchecked authority.

3. A defining feature of a federal system is that governmental powers are
  1. constitutionally divided between central and component governments
  2. held entirely by local councils
  3. exercised only by the legislature
  4. allocated to provinces by temporary executive orders

Answer: A. constitutionally divided between central and component governments

In a federation, the constitution assigns powers to both central and component governments.

4. Which arrangement is characteristic of a presidential system of government?
  1. The cabinet is chosen exclusively by the legislature and is collectively responsible to it.
  2. The monarch controls the courts and parliament.
  3. The executive has a separate electoral mandate from the legislature.
  4. The head of state is always a hereditary ruler.

Answer: C. The executive has a separate electoral mandate from the legislature.

A presidential executive normally derives its mandate separately from the legislature.

5. In a confederation, the central authority is generally
  1. constitutionally supreme over all member states
  2. weak and dependent on the member states for important powers
  3. appointed by a hereditary monarch
  4. the only level allowed to make local laws

Answer: B. weak and dependent on the member states for important powers

A confederation leaves substantial authority with its member states and gives limited power to the centre.

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