QUESTION 4

What was the main reason for the decline of the classical cabinet government?

	a.	The gradual increase of government tasks.
	b.	The lack of accountability of the ministers.
	c.	The declining role of monarchs in policy-making.
	d.	The necessity of a strong and charismatic prime minister in order to win elections.

QUESTION 5

Do systems of constitutional justice have an influence on the broader political process?

	a.	Yes, but their influence depends on the type of the authoritative constitution. Under a type 1 constitution, constitutional courts are more effective than under type 2 or 3 constitutions.
	b.	Yes, but their influence depends on the type of constitutional review. The possibility of abstract review procedures makes constitutional courts of the European type more effective than their American counterpart.
	c.	Empirically, there's only a very limited influence of constitutional courts on the broader political process observable.
	d.	Yes, but their influence depends on the frequency of political disputes brought to review, the acceptance of their decisions as well as the court's justification.

QUESTION 6

An electoral system that uses ranked-choice voting in multi-member districts is called

	a.	alternative vote system.
	b.	single transferable vote system.
	c.	parallel mixed system.
	d.	two-round system.

QUESTION 7

Which of the following statements is correct?

	a.	In a federal country, authority may be shared between a central government and regional governments, but the central government can change the system unilaterally.
	b.	In a federal country, the central government is constituted by sovereign units that may unilaterally change the association.
	c.	In a federal country, authority is shared between a central government and regional governments so that neither the centre nor the regions may unilaterally change the system.
	d.	In a federal country, the government grants legislative autonomy to one or several regions within an overall unitary framework.