probity and accountability
separation of powers
collective responsibility
checks and balances.
Correct answer is D
When a bill passed by the legislature is vetoed by the executive the action underscores the principle of checks and balances.
The doctrine or principle of checks and balances advocates the use of one organ of government to check the activities of the other organs. When the executive vetoes the bill passed by the legislature, and the executive has checked the activities of the legislature, thereby putting the principles of the checks and balances into practice.
An important function of a constitution is that it
provide a framework for the study of government
facilities cross-fertilization of ideas of governance
serves as the fountain head of authority for the execise of power
promotes citizen participation in government and administration.
Correct answer is C
An important function of a constitution is that it serves as the fountain head of authority for the exercise of power, Constitutions prescribe how the power of the sate is to be allocated between the various organs of government. Most constitutions define the limits of a government's authority thereby establishing the various rights of a state's citizens.
A constitution that requires a plebiscite or a referendum to be amended is
rigid
unwritten
flexible
written
Correct answer is A
Plebiscite; the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution.
A referendum; is a direct and universal vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal and can have nationwide or local forms.
A rigid Constitution; is a constitution that is difficult or slow to change usually because of a prescribed process of amendment that is detailed and lengthy in execution.
The central point of capitalism, as expounded by Karl Marx, is that
capitalist profit is the surplus value obtained from workers labour
workers are inherently incapable of being owners of their labour
capitalists shall always increase worker earning capacity through wages
capitalists shall always readily consent to workers welfare demands.
Correct answer is A
The central point of capitalism as expounded by Kari Marx is that capitalists' profit is the surplus value obtained from workers' labour.
According to Marx, workers produce more than what they get employers. The capitalist employers buy the services of labour cheap, but they sell the goods produced by labour at a rate higher than the amount spent for the payment of wages, and the maintenance of the factory. They appropriate this excess as profit.
A major feature of authoritarianism is that government is
consensual
personalized
centralized
decentralized.
Correct answer is C
A major feature of authoritarianism is that government is centralized.
It should be remembered that authoritarianism is a form of government in which the state controls or directs everything.