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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 Committees are very powerful and can delay major legislation for years.
C Elections are highly proportional, leading to large, unwieldy coalitions.
D Elections are often suspended due to violence.
E The prime minister holds dictatorial-level powers.
Question #2
A They established peace between Egypt and Israel and affirmed the right of Israel to exist.
B They established peace between Iraq and Israel and affirmed the right of Israel to exist.
C They prevented Saudi Arabia from taking over the West Bank.
D They ended the first Intifada and reduced violence in Israel.
E They ended the protracted war between Iraq and Iran.
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 The promotion of Jewish history in schools
E An end to anti-Semitism in western Europe
Question #4
A Lok Sabha
B Chamber of Deputies
C House of Representatives
D
E House of Delegates
F Council of Revisions
Question #5
A The Free Democrats Party
B The Republican Party
C The Liberal Democratic Party
D The Social Democratic Party
E The New Democratic Party
Question #6
A The end of Japan’s feudal era, when a new emperor and bureaucracy were established
B The beginning of Japan’s feudal era, when the emperor empowered a series of local aristocrats
C The end of Japan’s presidential era, when a new parliament was created
D The end of Japan’s feudal era, when the United States wrote a new constitution based on their constitution
E The beginning of Japan’s parliamentary era, when the emperor was abolished
Question #7
A She pushed for big increases in government spending to stimulate the economy.
B She encouraged the European Union to expel some of the member states responsible for the crisis.
C She encouraged significant increases in immigration to stimulate the economy.
D She did not respond, believing it to be a purely national issue.
E She pushed for cuts to government spending and monetary and fiscal reforms.
Question #8
A Because it was required to do so by the European Court of Human Rights
B Because it was required to do so by the United States when Berlin was reunified
C As the result of long-term political advocacy by civil libertarians
D In order to be compliant with European Union regulations
E In response to the historical experiences of Nazi Germany
Question #9
A The Christian democrats and the Free Democrats
B The Christian democrats and the Greens
C The Social democrats and the Greens
D The Social democrats and the Christian democrats
E The Social democrats and the communists
Question #10
A The National Senate
B House of Common
C Bundestag
D Chamber of Delegates
E House of Burgesses
Question #11
A Prime minister
B President
C Minority leader
D King or queen
E Minister for the economy
Question #12
A To decrease the risk of economic overregulation
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 prevent the over-centralization of power
Question #13
A Khruschev
B Putin
C Lenin
D Stalin
E Gorbachev
Question #14
A A situation where the prime minister lacks strong support among the public
B A situation where the prime minister lacks strong support from his or her parliamentary party
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 president lacks strong support from his or her cabinet
Question #15
A The House of Burgesses
B The House of Lords
C The House of Commons
D The Chamber of Delegates
E The National Assembly
Question #16
A The power of each part of the national government was reduced.
B The legislature was made stronger relative to the executive branch.
C The judicial branch was made stronger relative to the executive branch and the legislature.
D
E The legislature and the judicial branch were made stronger relative to the executive branch.
F The executive branch was made stronger relative to the legislature.
Question #17
A Highly unstable
B Much less representative of the lower classes
C Highly stable
D Roughly equally stable
E Far more ideologically extreme
Question #18
A The prime minister
B The president
C The Archbishop of Canterbury
D The king or queen
E The Speaker of the House
Question #19
A The presence of strong religious differences in voting
B The parliamentary system, especially no-confidence votes
C The calming influence of a hereditary monarch
D The absence of a president to unify the nation
E The unitary system of government
Question #20
A At least every ten years, unless the majority party fails a confidence vote
B Only when the majority party fails a confidence vote
C Every six years in November
D Every four years in November
E At least every five years, unless the majority party fails a confidence vote
Question #21
A The House of Lords
B The House of Burgesses
C The Senate
D The House of Commons
E The Chamber of Deputies
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 is generally moderate in character
D Because the system includes both a president and a prime minister
E Because the system includes democratic and aristocratic elements
Question #23
A A system of government with two distinct chambers of the legislature
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 led by a president, who is appointed by the parliament
D A system of government where the power is divided among three equal branches of government
E A system of government led by a president, who is considered to be more powerful than the parliament
