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