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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A The president can suspend the Knesset with little warning.
B Elections are highly proportional, leading to large, unwieldy coalitions.
C The prime minister holds dictatorial-level powers.
D Committees are very powerful and can delay major legislation for years.
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 ended the protracted war between Iraq and Iran.
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 prevented Saudi Arabia from taking over the West Bank.
Question #3
A The creation of the United Nations and the prevention of future world wars
B To establish and support a Jewish state of Israel
C To help displaced Jewish families return to their homes in eastern Europe
D An end to anti-Semitism in western Europe
E The promotion of Jewish history in schools
Question #4
A Council of Revisions
B Chamber of Deputies
C House of Delegates
D Lok Sabha
E
F House of Representatives
Question #5
A The Liberal Democratic Party
B The New Democratic Party
C The Free Democrats Party
D The Republican Party
E The Social Democratic Party
Question #6
A The beginning of Japan’s parliamentary era, when the emperor was abolished
B The beginning of Japan’s feudal era, when the emperor empowered a series of local aristocrats
C The end of Japan’s feudal era, when a new emperor and bureaucracy were established
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 pushed for cuts to government spending and monetary and fiscal reforms.
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 did not respond, believing it to be a purely national issue.
E She pushed for big increases in government spending to stimulate the economy.
Question #8
A Because it was required to do so by the United States when Berlin was reunified
B As the result of long-term political advocacy by civil libertarians
C In response to the historical experiences of Nazi Germany
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 Christian democrats and the Greens
B The Christian democrats and the Free Democrats
C The Social democrats and the Christian democrats
D The Social democrats and the Greens
E The Social democrats and the communists
Question #10
A House of Common
B House of Burgesses
C The National Senate
D Chamber of Delegates
E Bundestag
Question #11
A President
B Minority leader
C Prime minister
D King or queen
E Minister for the economy
Question #12
A To increase administrative efficiency
B To increase potential access points for special interest groups
C To prevent the over-centralization of power
D To decrease the risk of economic overregulation
E To reflect the historical regionalism of Germany
Question #13
A Putin
B Khruschev
C Gorbachev
D Lenin
E Stalin
Question #14
A A situation where the prime minister and the president are of different parties or ideologies
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 lacks strong support among the public
E A situation where the prime minister lacks strong support from his or her parliamentary party
Question #15
A The House of Commons
B The Chamber of Delegates
C The House of Lords
D The National Assembly
E The House of Burgesses
Question #16
A The legislature was made stronger relative to the executive branch.
B The power of each part of the national government was reduced.
C The judicial branch was made stronger relative to the executive branch and the legislature.
D The legislature and the judicial branch were made stronger relative to the executive branch.
E The executive branch was made stronger relative to the legislature.
F
Question #17
A Much less representative of the lower classes
B Far more ideologically extreme
C Highly unstable
D Roughly equally stable
E Highly stable
Question #18
A The king or queen
B The Archbishop of Canterbury
C The Speaker of the House
D The president
E The prime minister
Question #19
A The calming influence of a hereditary monarch
B The absence of a president to unify the nation
C The parliamentary system, especially no-confidence votes
D The unitary system of government
E The presence of strong religious differences in voting
Question #20
A Every four years in November
B Only when 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 At least every five years, unless the majority party fails a confidence vote
Question #21
A The Chamber of Deputies
B The House of Burgesses
C The House of Commons
D The House of Lords
E The Senate
Question #22
A Because the system includes both a president and a prime minister
B Because the system is generally moderate in character
C Because the system has different chambers for the different social classes
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 where the power is divided among three equal branches of government
B A system of government where parliament is led by a prime minister, who is the head of the government
C A system of government with two distinct chambers of the legislature
D A system of government led by a president, who is considered to be more powerful than the parliament
E A system of government led by a president, who is appointed by the parliament
