Reference no: EM131849520
Question 1
Which Supreme Court decision resulted in the requirement that arrested persons be read their rights?
options:
1) Miranda v. Arizona
2) Escobedo v. Illinois
3) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
4) Roe v. Wade
Question 2
Compliance with _____ law is mostly voluntary.
options:
1) judicial
2) international
3) natural
4) constitutional
Question 3
Which European state began with a semi-presidential system, but has slipped into an authoritarian system with a strong president and nearly powerless parliament?
options:
1) UK
2) Germany
3) France
4) Russia
Question 4
True or false: A presidential system's legislature is elected independent of the executive?
options:
1) True
2) False
Question 5
Which Supreme Court decision effectively legalized abortion?
options:
1) Miranda v. Arizona
2) Escobedo v. Illinois
3) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
4) Roe v. Wade
Question 6
Which of type of law relies on reciprocity and consistency?
options:
1) Judicia
l 2) International
3) Natural
4) Constitutional
Question 7
Which European state has two houses of parliament, but only one which wields any power, and said power-wielding parliament appoints a Prime Minister? The Prime Minister is formally invited to lead the largest party by the monarch.
options:
1) UK
2) Germany
3) France
4) Russia
Question 8
Which of the following European states did not have judicial review for statutes until it adopted the European Convention on Human rights in 2000?
options:
1) UK
2) Germany
3) France
4) Russia
Question 9
The state of Colorado possesses which legislative features that are unavailable to the United States Congress?
options:
1) Initiatives
2) Referenda
3) Both A & B
4) None of the above
Question 10
Which European state features a semi-presidential system with the possibility of co-habitation with an opposing Prime Minister?
options:
1) UK
2) Germany
3) France
4) Russia
Question 11
Common law is a characteristic of which state?
options:
1) France
2) United States
3) Germany
4) Russia
Question 12
Which of the following chief elected officials may face impeachment from the legislature?
options:
1) Presidents
2) Prime Ministers
3) Chancellors
4) Monarchs
Question 13
Which European state features a chancellor and a "constructive no confidence" vote that must replace an entire cabinet?
options:
1) UK
2) Germany
3) France
4) Russia
Question 14
Which Supreme Court decision effectively ended legal racial segregation?
options:
1) Miranda v. Arizona
2) Escobedo v. Illinois
3) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
4) Roe v. Wade
Question 15
True or False: A presidential system's executive leader is selected by the legislature?
options:
1) True
2) False