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What is a legislature? (Pg 143)
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Law making body
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What are 2 views of interest a legislator might represent? (Pg 144)
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Political party and the country
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An independent agency that investigates complaints (Pg 145)
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Ombudsman
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Seats allocated in proportion to a party's share of the total votes (Pg 146)
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Proportional Representation (PR)
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Who translates the citizens' votes into a fair & representative legislature? (Pg 146)
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Electoral System
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The candidate who receives the most votes is elected in which type of voting system? (Pg 146)
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Plurality
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Difference between unicameral and bicameral (Pg 148)
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Unicameral has one house.Bicameral has two houses.
(Fact: There has been a general decline of power of the legislature for more than 100 years. The power has been shifting to executives and bureaucracies) (Pg 149) |
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Which branch of government "carries out" laws? (Pg 150)
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Executive branch
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An _________ society has no head of state. (Pg 151)
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Acephalous
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Give 2 roles of the executive. (Pg 151-152)
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Ceremonial and supervision of military
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Difference between head of state and head of government? (Pg 152)
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Head of state performs ceremonial roles.Head of government is responsible for the more political aspects.
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