Deck 3: Government Structures and Constitutions

Question 1

British Parliament is dissolved by the_______

A)speaker
B)prime minister
C)deputy speaker
D)monarch

Answer 1

monarch

Question 2

The term Privy Council was first used in the reign of:

A)henry v
B)george i
C)charles i
D)henry iii

Answer 2

henry v

Question 3

The Budget of U.K.is prepared by:

A)the house of commons
B)cabinet
C)house of lords
D)monarch

Answer 3

cabinet

Question 4

In Britain, Lord Chancellor is the member of cabinet and also the head of:

A)the administration
B)the parliament
C)the judiciary
D)finance

Question 5

Which Parliament is known as the „Mother of all Parliaments??

A)chinese parliament
B)indianparliament
C)americanparliament
D)britishparliament

Question 6

The House of Lords is the:

A)first chamber of british parliament
B)secondchamber of british parliament
C)thirdchamber of british parliament
D)fourthchamber of british parliament

Question 7

The highest court of appeal in the U.S.:

A)the house of lords
B)the house of commons
C)the cabinet
D)the ministry

Question 8

The lower chamber of the British Parliament called:

A)house of representatives
B)house of commons
C)house of lords
D)senate

Question 9

The conservative party was founded in:

A)1824
B)1834
C)1818
D)1816

Question 10

The Presiding officer of the House of Lords is:

A)the speaker
B)the queen
C)the lord
D)none of these

Question 11

In a perfect federation constitution must be:

A)rigid
B)flexible
C)partly rigid
D)partly flexible

Question 12

The Labour Party was founded in:

A)1800
B)1700
C)1917
D)1900

Question 13

The founder of the Liberal Democratic Party was:

A)robert peel
B)peter john
C)shirleys williams
D)albert charles

Question 14

The Government is federal or unitary on the basis of relations between the:

A)constitution and the states
B)centre and states
C)three organs of government
D)legislature and executive

Question 15

A Confederation differs from a federation in so far as:

A)it provides for only single citizenship
B)it creates a new state
C)it has a separate body of laws
D)it does not permit its members to withdraw at will

Question 16

In a federation the units are:

A)created by the central government
B)agent of the central government
C)possess an independent entity of their own
D)none of these

Question 17

The term Federation is drawn from the term „Foedus? taken from:

A)latin
B)english
C)french
D)spanish

Question 18

The units are „Sovereign? in the:

A)american federal system
B)indian federal system
C)both in american and indian systems
D)none of these

Question 19

Which one of the following forms of Government can serve as a model for world state?

A)unitary govt.
B)federal govt.
C)both federal and unitary
D)none of the above

Question 20

A federal Government envisages a:

A)strong centre
B)weak centre
C)neither weak nor strong centre
D)none of these

Question 21

Who of the following is regarded as the exponent of the classical concept of Rule of Law?

A)a.v.dicy
B)jean bodin
C)hobbes
D)jennings