Comparative Politics Questions

This AP 6 country allows eight other parties to operate known as the loyal nonopposition but have no governing power

The main purpose of the Federation Council, according to the Constitution, is to

This AP 6 country reserves seates for religious minorities in the legislature

This country has an upper house of 128 members elected by multimember districts and proportional representation

electoral system in which one candidate with the most votes in a district wins the sole representative seat

The electoral system used in the UK general elections is called...

This AP country has a bicameral legislature that uses single member district plurality for both chambers

This AP 6 country national legislature members are elected in single & multi-member districts, which require 25% of vote

This AP 6 country has two chambers: the lower house has 300 members elected in SMD plurality & 200 by proportional rep.

This AP 6 upper house is appointed and is composed of life peers, lord bishops, and hereditary peers

Which AP 6 country uses gender quotas to make up its legislature?

This AP 6 country uses ethnic quotas to gain representation in the legislature

This country selects members of the national legislature indirectly through a series of indirect elections by local govt

In the United Kingdom, Commons passed a law in 2011 that created a fixed-term election system in which Commons elections would take place every _____ . The UK's first fixed-term election for Commons took place in 2015. But the legislation allowed the prime minister to ask for snap elections to force all members to campaign for re-election within 30 days with a supermajority of support. Commons approved snap elections in 2017 and 2019.

Which countries use second round voting and need a majority second time around

in Iran, Majles members are elected regularly on fixed terms of every ____ separate from presidential elections.

Appointments for the United Kingdom's House of Lords are approved by the ____ with recommendations made by the _____ and an independent commission.

Mexico has had ____different parties win national governing power since 2000.

Guardian Council ______ reform-minded candidates or those who do not support Islamic values from the ballot, which limits the number of candidates and reduces electoral competition and representation.

In China, National People's Congress (NPC) members serve _____ and are indirectly elected through a series of regional legislative assemblies.