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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A The president can suspend the Knesset with little warning.
B The prime minister holds dictatorial-level powers.
C Committees are very powerful and can delay major legislation for years.
D Elections are highly proportional, leading to large, unwieldy coalitions.
E Elections are often suspended due to violence.
Question #2
A They established peace between Iraq and Israel and affirmed the right of Israel to exist.
B They prevented Saudi Arabia from taking over the West Bank.
C They established peace between Egypt and Israel and affirmed the right of Israel to exist.
D They ended the first Intifada and reduced violence in Israel.
E They ended the protracted war between Iraq and Iran.
Question #3
A To establish and support a Jewish state of Israel
B An end to anti-Semitism in western Europe
C To help displaced Jewish families return to their homes in eastern Europe
D The promotion of Jewish history in schools
E The creation of the United Nations and the prevention of future world wars
Question #4
A
B Chamber of Deputies
C House of Representatives
D Council of Revisions
E Lok Sabha
F House of Delegates
Question #5
A The Social Democratic Party
B The Republican Party
C The New Democratic Party
D The Liberal Democratic Party
E The Free Democrats Party
Question #6
A The end of Japan’s feudal era, when the United States wrote a new constitution based on their constitution
B The beginning of Japan’s feudal era, when the emperor empowered a series of local aristocrats
C The beginning of Japan’s parliamentary era, when the emperor was abolished
D The end of Japan’s feudal era, when a new emperor and bureaucracy were established
E The end of Japan’s presidential era, when a new parliament was created
Question #7
A She did not respond, believing it to be a purely national issue.
B She pushed for big increases in government spending to stimulate the economy.
C She encouraged the European Union to expel some of the member states responsible for the crisis.
D She encouraged significant increases in immigration to stimulate the economy.
E She pushed for cuts to government spending and monetary and fiscal reforms.
Question #8
A In response to the historical experiences of Nazi Germany
B Because it was required to do so by the United States when Berlin was reunified
C Because it was required to do so by the European Court of Human Rights
D As the result of long-term political advocacy by civil libertarians
E In order to be compliant with European Union regulations
Question #9
A The Christian democrats and the Free Democrats
B The Christian democrats and the Greens
C The Social democrats and the communists
D The Social democrats and the Christian democrats
E The Social democrats and the Greens
Question #10
A The National Senate
B Bundestag
C Chamber of Delegates
D House of Burgesses
E House of Common
Question #11
A Minister for the economy
B President
C Prime minister
D King or queen
E Minority leader
Question #12
A To increase potential access points for special interest groups
B To decrease the risk of economic overregulation
C To reflect the historical regionalism of Germany
D To increase administrative efficiency
E To prevent the over-centralization of power
Question #13
A Lenin
B Khruschev
C Putin
D Stalin
E Gorbachev
Question #14
A A situation where the prime minister and the president are of different parties or ideologies
B A situation where the president lacks strong support among the public
C A situation where the prime minister lacks strong support among the public
D A situation where the president lacks strong support from his or her cabinet
E A situation where the prime minister lacks strong support from his or her parliamentary party
Question #15
A The National Assembly
B The House of Lords
C The House of Burgesses
D The House of Commons
E The Chamber of Delegates
Question #16
A The executive branch was made stronger relative to the legislature.
B
C The legislature was made stronger relative to the executive branch.
D The legislature and the judicial branch were made stronger relative to the executive branch.
E The judicial branch was made stronger relative to the executive branch and the legislature.
F The power of each part of the national government was reduced.
Question #17
A Far more ideologically extreme
B Highly unstable
C Much less representative of the lower classes
D Highly stable
E Roughly equally stable
Question #18
A The Archbishop of Canterbury
B The king or queen
C The prime minister
D The Speaker of the House
E The president
Question #19
A The absence of a president to unify the nation
B The unitary system of government
C The parliamentary system, especially no-confidence votes
D The calming influence of a hereditary monarch
E The presence of strong religious differences in voting
Question #20
A Every six years in November
B At least every ten years, unless the majority party fails a confidence vote
C Only when the majority party fails a confidence vote
D At least every five years, unless the majority party fails a confidence vote
E Every four years in November
Question #21
A The Senate
B The House of Lords
C The House of Commons
D The House of Burgesses
E The Chamber of Deputies
Question #22
A Because the system is generally moderate in character
B Because the system lacks a single all-powerful leader
C Because the system has different chambers for the different social classes
D Because the system includes democratic and aristocratic elements
E Because the system includes both a president and a prime minister
Question #23
A A system of government led by a president, who is considered to be more powerful than the parliament
B A system of government where the power is divided among three equal branches of government
C A system of government where parliament is led by a prime minister, who is the head of the government
D A system of government with two distinct chambers of the legislature
E A system of government led by a president, who is appointed by the parliament
