Bonus
Juan Linz argued that this institution could result in two separate bodies claiming to represent the people’s will. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this institution that titles Linz’s essay on their “Perils.” Arthur Schlesinger discussed the “Imperial” form of this institution to describe its holders’ excesses of power.
ANSWER: presidency [or presidentialism; or POTUS; accept descriptions like having a president]
[10e] Linz argues that presidentialism is weak when there exists a “dual” form of legitimacy with a democratic system known by this term. In England, this term refers to a body consisting of the Houses of Lords and Commons.
ANSWER: Parliament [or parliamentary]
[10h] This political scientist argued that the role of the presidency is “merely the power to persuade” in his book Presidential Power and the Modern Presidents.
ANSWER: Richard Neustadt [or Richard Elliott Neustadt]
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| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
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| 1 | 29 | 16.21 | 97% | 62% | 3% |
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| Tournament | Edition | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
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| California | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| North | 2025-02-01 | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 13.33 | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |