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A state in which governmental authority is subordinate to the law, and no public official is considered above it, is best described as a(n) ________.

• Democracy

• Law-governed state

• Polity

• Secular state

The 1992 Constitution of Viet Nam ________ ultimate power in the people, who exercise it through the National Assembly and the People's Councils.

• derives

• identifies

• vests

• reforms

If a high-ranking public official is accused of corruption, the institution responsible for exercising the power of public prosecution on behalf of the state is the ________.

• Supreme People's Court

• Military Tribunal

• Supreme People's Procuracy

• Ministerial-level organ

The authority of a court to hear and decide on a case involving specific parties or a particular subject matter is known as its ________.

• sovereignty

• jurisdiction

• state power

• polity

A nation's ability to govern its territory and internal affairs without external interference is the core principle of ________.

• state sovereignty

• human rights

• jurisdiction

• democracy

While both are forms of single-ruler government, a ________ differs from an absolute monarchy in that its power is typically seized, not inherited, and often maintained by force.

• constitutional monarchy

• oligarchy

• dictatorship

• city state

The ________ acts as a broad-based organization in Viet Nam, designed to unite various social classes, ethnic groups, political parties, and organizations to build and defend the nation.

• Vietnamese Trade Union

• Vietnamese Women's Union

• Veterans Association

• The Vietnamese Fatherland Front

In a ________ system, the monarch's role is largely ceremonial, with their powers strictly limited by a foundational legal document.

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• constitutional monarchy

• mediaeval state

A political system where control is concentrated in the hands of a small group of wealthy or powerful individuals is called a(n) ________.

• democracy

• polity

• oligarchy

• monarchy

The historical development of legal systems is often a ________, full of complex shifts, revolutions, and gradual changes over centuries.

• tortuous history

• tendency/movement

• secular state

• polity