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