A semi-presidential system
a. exists when the president's political party is different from the political party that controls the legislative branch.
b. is a group of political parties that agree to share cabinet seats and other important positions in government ministries and work together to pass legislation in a parliament.
c. increasingly concentrates power in the hands of the president, and leads the legislature to become little more than a rubber stamp.
d. combines basic characteristics of both parliamentary and presidential systems.
e. has a legislature with two houses.
D
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a. criminal b. nihilist c. nationalist d. revolutionary
According to “democratic peace theory,” _______________ because they are constrained by voters who are reluctant to do so.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).