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UNlVERSlTl TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION

COURSE COURSE CODE DATE TIME SEMESTER

: INTRODUCTION TO MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT & POLITICS : MTCOl6 : 22 MARCH 2005 : 2 HOURS (9.00 AM. 11.OO AM.) : NOVEMBER 2004 - APRIL 2005

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This question paper consists of TWO (2) parts : PART A (5 Questions) PART B (5 Questions) Answer THREE questions in Part A and ALL questions from Part B. Please write ALL your answers in the Answer Booklet provided Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the invigilator. Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of: i) the Question Paper an Answer Booklet - provided by the Faculty ii)

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PART A

QUESTION 1 This system of government provides for a system of check and balance in which each branch of government acts as a "check to another. Discuss the characteristics of such a system and compare them with the Malaysian experience. (25 marks) QUESTION 2 One of the main functions of the legislature is to make law. This function is deliberative in nature. Explain. (25 marks) QUESTION 3 Is Malaysia a federation? (25 marks) QUESTION 4 Discuss the position of Islam in our country (25 marks) QUESTION 5 Human rights are the foundation of human survival. Discuss the Malaysian constitutional ideas of the human rights and the realities thereof. (25 marks)

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PART B QUESTION 1

What are two (2) lessons learned from the much-opposed Malayan Union? (5 marks)
QUESTION 2
A non-governmental organization is one of the key-role players in the growth of a country.

In the light of the above statement, briefly discuss the functions of NGO and support your answer with one (1) example of a local NGO. (5 marks)
QUESTION 3

Briefly explain the types of monarchy and cite an example of a country that practices it. (5 marks)
QUESTION 4

One of the challenges for multiracial countries such as Malaysia is to sustain and improve national unity. Briefly elaborate two (2) steps taken by the Malaysian government to do so.
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QUESTION 5

What do you understand by the concept of Islam Hadhari? (5 marks)

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