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The modern-day executive has roots in ______.


A) the familial structure (hierarchy)
B) the animal kingdom
C) ancient Greece
D) Roman civilization

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What state of nature fits the view that the predominant form of the early executive is the warrior king?


A) Hobbesian
B) Machiavellian
C) Lutheran
D) Lockean

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The "divine right of kings" refers to ______.


A) a king's claim that God had chosen him to rule
B) The Divine Miss M's blessing of a king
C) a monarchy
D) a dictatorship

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Regarding executives,which of the following is true?


A) Authoritarian monarchies are executives elected separately from the legislature.
B) Authoritarian oligarchies are executive leadership groups that are mostly unconstrained by other institutions of government.
C) Democratic presidencies come directly from the legislatures and are dependent on them for support.
D) Parliamentary prime ministers are single dominant leaders who are mostly unconstraineD.

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The family business analogy is reinforced by the prevalence of what kind of executive throughout history and across cultures?


A) hereditary monarchies
B) oligarchies
C) democratic executives
D) warrior kings

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The authoritarian executive is a leadership institution that is constrained by other branches of government.

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What do authoritarian monarchies and authoritarian oligarchies have in common?


A) Both exercise a broad degree of power but are constrained by constitutions.
B) Both have symbolic power.
C) Nothing;both terms refer to rule by a single demagogue.
D) Both are mostly unconstrained in their exercise of power.

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The text refers to how precedents for certain ways of doing things,or certain characteristics of leadership,get established on Deadliest Catch.This process is presented as an example of ______,and it also reflects the way in which primitive executive roles developed.


A) codification
B) institutionalization
C) executive tradition
D) parsimony

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A parliamentary system ______.


A) creates a great deal of independence for the executive in relation to the legislature
B) limits the executive's influence over legislation to a mechanism like a veto
C) has greater institutional mechanisms to reinforce party loyalty
D) elects the executive separately from the parliament

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Machiavelli describes the ideal qualities and actions of an executive in ______.


A) The Three Musketeers
B) The Prince
C) On the Divine Right of Kings
D) His Majesties Instructions to His Dearest Sonne,Henry the Prince

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The authoritarian monarch lives on today ______.


A) in the republics around the world
B) as the embodiment of the state
C) in Russia
D) as a democratic notion

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Executive as a structure of a political system refers to ______.


A) an entire branch of government that performs actions on behalf of the state
B) the office or position that an individual might hold
C) an individual holding an executive position
D) all of these are true

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In politics,the head of state is in charge of all the following,EXCEPT ______.


A) symbolically representing the state
B) holding dinner parties
C) wearing the crown jewels
D) negotiating treaties

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According to Jacques-Benigne Bossuet,kings were ______.


A) chosen by the people,not by divine right
B) chosen by the people,but held accountable by God
C) chosen by God directly,thus accountable only to God
D) chosen by God directly,but accountable to the people

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The presidential system is set up so that members of political parties are far more likely to vote cohesively.

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Heads of state ______.


A) take the same form in all democratic countries
B) are really not that important in terms of the legitimacy of a government
C) often take the form of a monarch,even in some democracies
D) are all equally powerful

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The Prime Minster of the United Kingdom,unlike the President of the United States,is directly elected.

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Discuss the difference between a patriarchal and matriarchal hierarchy.

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a parliamentary system?


A) The executive is part of parliament.
B) Compared to a presidential system,it is easier for the executive's policy proposals to be passed in the legislature.
C) The prime minister can veto a bill passed by the parliament.
D) A failure to enact a piece of legislation could possibly lead to the dissolution of the government.

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