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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A The prime minister holds dictatorial-level powers.
B The president can suspend the Knesset with little warning.
C Elections are highly proportional, leading to large, unwieldy coalitions.
D Elections are often suspended due to violence.
E Committees are very powerful and can delay major legislation for years.
Question #2
A They ended the protracted war between Iraq and Iran.
B They prevented Saudi Arabia from taking over the West Bank.
C They ended the first Intifada and reduced violence in Israel.
D They established peace between Iraq and Israel and affirmed the right of Israel to exist.
E They established peace between Egypt and Israel and affirmed the right of Israel to exist.
Question #3
A An end to anti-Semitism in western Europe
B The promotion of Jewish history in schools
C To establish and support a Jewish state of Israel
D The creation of the United Nations and the prevention of future world wars
E To help displaced Jewish families return to their homes in eastern Europe
Question #4
A Lok Sabha
B Chamber of Deputies
C
D Council of Revisions
E House of Representatives
F House of Delegates
Question #5
A The Free Democrats Party
B The Liberal Democratic Party
C The Republican Party
D The New Democratic Party
E The Social Democratic Party
Question #6
A The end of Japan’s feudal era, when a new emperor and bureaucracy were established
B The end of Japan’s presidential era, when a new parliament was created
C The beginning of Japan’s parliamentary era, when the emperor was abolished
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 the United States wrote a new constitution based on their constitution
Question #7
A She encouraged the European Union to expel some of the member states responsible for the crisis.
B She pushed for cuts to government spending and monetary and fiscal reforms.
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 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 Because it was required to do so by the European Court of Human Rights
D In response to the historical experiences of Nazi Germany
E As the result of long-term political advocacy by civil libertarians
Question #9
A The Social democrats and the Christian democrats
B The Social democrats and the communists
C The Christian democrats and the Greens
D The Christian democrats and the Free Democrats
E The Social democrats and the Greens
Question #10
A Bundestag
B The National Senate
C House of Burgesses
D Chamber of Delegates
E House of Common
Question #11
A Minority leader
B Minister for the economy
C President
D King or queen
E Prime minister
Question #12
A To reflect the historical regionalism of Germany
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 increase administrative efficiency
Question #13
A Stalin
B Khruschev
C Gorbachev
D Putin
E Lenin
Question #14
A A situation where the president lacks strong support from his or her cabinet
B A situation where the president lacks strong support among the public
C A situation where the prime minister and the president are of different parties or ideologies
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 Burgesses
B The House of Commons
C The House of Lords
D The Chamber of Delegates
E The National Assembly
Question #16
A The judicial branch was made stronger relative to the executive branch and the legislature.
B The legislature was made stronger relative to the executive branch.
C The legislature and the judicial branch were made stronger relative to the executive branch.
D
E The executive branch was made stronger relative to the legislature.
F The power of each part of the national government was reduced.
Question #17
A Highly unstable
B Highly stable
C Far more ideologically extreme
D Much less representative of the lower classes
E Roughly equally stable
Question #18
A The Speaker of the House
B The Archbishop of Canterbury
C The prime minister
D The president
E The king or queen
Question #19
A The presence of strong religious differences in voting
B The parliamentary system, especially no-confidence votes
C The unitary system of government
D The absence of a president to unify the nation
E The calming influence of a hereditary monarch
Question #20
A Every six years in November
B Only when the majority party fails a confidence vote
C At least every five years, unless the majority party fails a confidence vote
D At least every ten years, unless the majority party fails a confidence vote
E Every four years in November
Question #21
A The House of Commons
B The House of Lords
C The Senate
D The Chamber of Deputies
E The House of Burgesses
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 where parliament is led by a prime minister, who is the head of the government
B A system of government led by a president, who is appointed by the parliament
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 where the power is divided among three equal branches of government
