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