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