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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Elections are highly proportional, leading to large, unwieldy coalitions.
B Elections are often suspended due to violence.
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 prevented Saudi Arabia from taking over the West Bank.
D They ended the first Intifada and reduced violence in Israel.
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 creation of the United Nations and the prevention of future world wars
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 promotion of Jewish history in schools
Question #4
A House of Delegates
B Council of Revisions
C Chamber of Deputies
D House of Representatives
E Lok Sabha
F
Question #5
A The Liberal Democratic Party
B The Social Democratic Party
C The Republican Party
D The New Democratic Party
E The Free Democrats Party
Question #6
A The end of Japan’s presidential era, when a new parliament was created
B The beginning of Japan’s parliamentary era, when the emperor was abolished
C The beginning of Japan’s feudal era, when the emperor empowered a series of local aristocrats
D The end of Japan’s feudal era, when a new emperor and bureaucracy were established
E The end of Japan’s feudal era, when the United States wrote a new constitution based on their constitution
Question #7
A She did not respond, believing it to be a purely national issue.
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 encouraged the European Union to expel some of the member states responsible for the crisis.
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 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 Because it was required to do so by the United States when Berlin was reunified
E As the result of long-term political advocacy by civil libertarians
Question #9
A The Christian democrats and the Free Democrats
B The Christian democrats and the Greens
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 Chamber of Delegates
B The National Senate
C Bundestag
D House of Burgesses
E House of Common
Question #11
A Prime minister
B Minority leader
C Minister for the economy
D King or queen
E President
Question #12
A To prevent the over-centralization of power
B To reflect the historical regionalism of Germany
C To increase administrative efficiency
D To decrease the risk of economic overregulation
E To increase potential access points for special interest groups
Question #13
A Stalin
B Khruschev
C Lenin
D Putin
E Gorbachev
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 prime minister lacks strong support among the public
D A situation where the president 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 National Assembly
C The House of Burgesses
D The Chamber of Delegates
E The House of Lords
Question #16
A The legislature was made stronger relative to the executive branch.
B
C The judicial branch was made stronger relative to the executive branch and the legislature.
D The power of each part of the national government was reduced.
E The executive branch was made stronger relative to the legislature.
F The legislature and the judicial branch were made stronger relative to the executive branch.
Question #17
A Far more ideologically extreme
B Highly stable
C Much less representative of the lower classes
D Roughly equally stable
E Highly unstable
Question #18
A The Archbishop of Canterbury
B The president
C The Speaker of the House
D The prime minister
E The king or queen
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 six years in November
B Every four 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 House of Commons
B The House of Burgesses
C The Senate
D The House of Lords
E The Chamber of Deputies
Question #22
A Because the system includes democratic and aristocratic elements
B Because the system is generally moderate in character
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 has different chambers for the different social classes
Question #23
A A system of government led by a president, who is appointed by the parliament
B A system of government where the power is divided among three equal branches of government
C A system of government led by a president, who is considered to be more powerful than 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
