Foreign Policy Decisions Generally Are Less Contentious in Countries with a Parliamentary

question 41

Multiple Choice

Foreign policy decisions generally are less contentious in countries with a parliamentary form of government because

• A) they are more democratic than countries with a presidential form of government.
• B) the parliamentary majority chooses the prime minister, so the leader is from the majority party.
• C) parliaments have greater power than the prime minister.
• D) presidential forms of government often are contentious by nature.

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