Packet 8: Tossup 9

Stepan and Skach found that the presence of these figures doubled the likelihood of military coups. A classic article argues that the presence of these people promotes “the rule of ‘winner-take-all’” and creates a “problem of dual legitimacy.” (10[1])Political scientists often call Latin America (-5[1])the “land of” a system named for these people, which is the subject of (10[1])an article on its “Perils” by Juan Linz. (10[1]-5[1])Richard Neustadt (-5[1])argued that American examples of these figures mainly have (10[1])“the power to persuade.” (10[2]-5[1])Systems named for being “semi-” (10[1]-5[1])centered on these people (10[1])may (10[1])deadlock (10[1])in a “cohabitation” (10[1])and are exemplified by France. Arthur Schlesinger (10[4])Jr. argued that this office has become “imperial” (10[1]-5[1])in the US. (10[2])For 10 points, name these figures (10[1])that, as opposed to Prime Ministers in parliamentary republics, (10[1])are separately elected as chief executive. (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

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