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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 The president can suspend the Knesset with little warning.
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 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 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 The promotion of Jewish history in schools
D To help displaced Jewish families return to their homes in eastern Europe
E The creation of the United Nations and the prevention of future world wars
Question #4
A
B Lok Sabha
C Council of Revisions
D Chamber of Deputies
E House of Representatives
F House of Delegates
Question #5
A The New Democratic Party
B The Social Democratic Party
C The Free Democrats Party
D The Liberal Democratic Party
E The Republican Party
Question #6
A The beginning of Japan’s parliamentary era, when the emperor was abolished
B The end of Japan’s feudal era, when a new emperor and bureaucracy were established
C The beginning of Japan’s feudal era, when the emperor empowered a series of local aristocrats
D The end of Japan’s presidential era, when a new parliament was created
E The end of Japan’s feudal era, when the United States wrote a new constitution based on their constitution
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 encouraged the European Union to expel some of the member states responsible for the crisis.
E She did not respond, believing it to be a purely national issue.
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 In order to be compliant with European Union regulations
E Because it was required to do so by the European Court of Human Rights
Question #9
A The Social democrats and the Christian democrats
B The Social democrats and the communists
C The Christian democrats and the Free Democrats
D The Christian democrats and the Greens
E The Social democrats and the Greens
Question #10
A Chamber of Delegates
B House of Burgesses
C House of Common
D The National Senate
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 increase potential access points for special interest groups
B To decrease the risk of economic overregulation
C To prevent the over-centralization of power
D To reflect the historical regionalism of Germany
E To increase administrative efficiency
Question #13
A Khruschev
B Gorbachev
C Lenin
D Putin
E Stalin
Question #14
A A situation where the president 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 prime minister lacks strong support among the public
E A situation where the president lacks strong support from his or her cabinet
Question #15
A The House of Commons
B The Chamber of Delegates
C The House of Lords
D The House of Burgesses
E The National Assembly
Question #16
A The legislature was made stronger relative to the executive branch.
B The judicial branch was made stronger relative to the executive branch and the legislature.
C The executive branch was made stronger relative to the legislature.
D
E The legislature and the judicial branch were made stronger relative to the executive branch.
F The power of each part of the national government was reduced.
Question #17
A Far more ideologically extreme
B Highly unstable
C Highly stable
D Roughly equally stable
E Much less representative of the lower classes
Question #18
A The king or queen
B The president
C The Speaker of the House
D The prime minister
E The Archbishop of Canterbury
Question #19
A The presence of strong religious differences in voting
B The parliamentary system, especially no-confidence votes
C The absence of a president to unify the nation
D The calming influence of a hereditary monarch
E The unitary system of government
Question #20
A Only when the majority party fails a confidence vote
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 Every four years in November
Question #21
A The Senate
B The House of Burgesses
C The House of Lords
D The Chamber of Deputies
E The House of Commons
Question #22
A Because the system lacks a single all-powerful leader
B Because the system is generally moderate in character
C Because the system includes both a president and a prime minister
D Because the system includes democratic and aristocratic elements
E Because the system has different chambers for the different social classes
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 with two distinct chambers of the legislature
C A system of government led by a president, who is appointed by the parliament
D A system of government where parliament is led by a prime minister, who is the head of the government
E A system of government where the power is divided among three equal branches of government
