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What is the fundamental law of a community?
What is the fundamental law of a community?
- Rights protection
- Constitution (correct)
- Values and goals
- Separation of powers
Which document outlined the modern notion of a constitution requiring the protection of rights and the separation of powers?
Which document outlined the modern notion of a constitution requiring the protection of rights and the separation of powers?
- The Magna Carta
- The US Constitution
- The Articles of Confederation
- The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen (1789) (correct)
Who introduced the model with legislative, executive, and judicial branches for a constitution?
Who introduced the model with legislative, executive, and judicial branches for a constitution?
- Montesquieu (correct)
- Rousseau
- Locke
- Voltaire
What are the two categories of rights that need protection in a liberal state?
What are the two categories of rights that need protection in a liberal state?
Which right is crucial for elections within a liberal state?
Which right is crucial for elections within a liberal state?
What is the structural difference between liberal rights and social rights?
What is the structural difference between liberal rights and social rights?
In what way do political rights contribute to the well-functioning of institutions?
In what way do political rights contribute to the well-functioning of institutions?
Which type of constitution has a more gradual transition influenced by aristocracy and clergy?
Which type of constitution has a more gradual transition influenced by aristocracy and clergy?
What are the three core elements of the state according to the text?
What are the three core elements of the state according to the text?
What distinguishes parliamentary systems from presidential systems in terms of government?
What distinguishes parliamentary systems from presidential systems in terms of government?
