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