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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Elections are often suspended due to violence.
B Elections are highly proportional, leading to large, unwieldy coalitions.
C Committees are very powerful and can delay major legislation for years.
D The prime minister holds dictatorial-level powers.
E The president can suspend the Knesset with little warning.
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 The promotion of Jewish history in schools
B An end to anti-Semitism in western Europe
C To help displaced Jewish families return to their homes in eastern Europe
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 House of Representatives
B Chamber of Deputies
C Council of Revisions
D House of Delegates
E
F Lok Sabha
Question #5
A The Republican Party
B The Liberal Democratic Party
C The Social Democratic Party
D The Free Democrats Party
E The New 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 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 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 the European Union to expel some of the member states responsible for the crisis.
B She encouraged significant increases in immigration to stimulate the economy.
C She pushed for big increases in government spending to stimulate the economy.
D She pushed for cuts to government spending and monetary and fiscal reforms.
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 order to be compliant with European Union regulations
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 European Court of Human Rights
Question #9
A The Social democrats and the communists
B The Social democrats and the Christian democrats
C The Christian democrats and the Greens
D The Social democrats and the Greens
E The Christian democrats and the Free Democrats
Question #10
A House of Common
B The National Senate
C House of Burgesses
D Chamber of Delegates
E Bundestag
Question #11
A Minority leader
B President
C Minister for the economy
D King or queen
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 increase administrative efficiency
D To reflect the historical regionalism of Germany
E To prevent the over-centralization of power
Question #13
A Lenin
B Gorbachev
C Khruschev
D Putin
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 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 president lacks strong support from his or her cabinet
E A situation where the prime minister lacks strong support among the public
Question #15
A The National Assembly
B The House of Lords
C The House of Commons
D The Chamber of Delegates
E The House of Burgesses
Question #16
A The legislature and the judicial branch were made stronger relative to the executive branch.
B
C The executive branch was made stronger relative to the legislature.
D The power of each part of the national government was reduced.
E The legislature was made stronger relative to the executive branch.
F The judicial branch was made stronger relative to the executive branch and the legislature.
Question #17
A Highly unstable
B Roughly equally stable
C Highly stable
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 president
D The prime minister
E The Archbishop of Canterbury
Question #19
A The unitary system of government
B The calming influence of a hereditary monarch
C The absence of a president to unify the nation
D The presence of strong religious differences in voting
E The parliamentary system, especially no-confidence votes
Question #20
A At least every five years, unless the majority party fails a confidence vote
B Every four years in November
C Every six years in November
D Only when 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 House of Lords
C The Chamber of Deputies
D The House of Burgesses
E The House of Commons
Question #22
A Because the system includes democratic and aristocratic elements
B Because the system has different chambers for the different social classes
C Because the system lacks a single all-powerful leader
D Because the system includes both a president and a prime minister
E Because the system is generally moderate in character
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 where the power is divided among three equal branches of government
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 led by a president, who is appointed by the parliament
