Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
UGC NET January 2017 Political Science
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Assertion (A): Huntington is correct in asserting that the combination of the role of head of state and government in the US President is a medieval practice.
Reason (R): It is because in other liberal democracies the two roles are not combined.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A — Both statements are true and the reason explains the assertion, so the answer is that both are true with R explaining A.
Explanation
★Both statements are true and the reason explains the assertion, so the answer is that both are true with R explaining A.
★In the United States the President is both head of state and head of government.
★He also serves as commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
★In most other liberal democracies these two roles are kept separate.
★A ceremonial head of state stands apart from the working head of government there.
★Because others separate the roles, the American fusion looks like an older practice, so R explains A.
★Huntington analysed such features in his work on comparative government.
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