In Which of the Following Ways Does the British Democracy

question 27

Multiple Choice

In which of the following ways does the British democracy differ from most other parliamentary democracies in Europe?

• A) The British system has a written constitution that is vastly more comprehensive and explicit than others.
• B) The majority party can enact policies with almost no checks from other branches of government.
• C) The minority party in Parliament has abnormally strong abilities to stop the work of government if it disapproves of policy choices.
• D) The head of government is not elected to a fixed term of office.

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Definitions:

Market Price

The actual selling price of a good or service in the marketplace, determined by supply and demand.

Price Takers

Market participants who accept prevailing prices because they have no power to influence the market price due to their small market share.

Perfect Competition

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, homogeneous products, free entry and exit, and perfect information, leading to firms being price takers.

Diminishing Marginal Returns

A principle stating that as more of a variable input is added to a fixed input, the additional output from each new unit of input will eventually decrease.