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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 president can suspend the Knesset with little warning.
E The prime minister holds dictatorial-level powers.
Question #2
A They prevented Saudi Arabia from taking over the West Bank.
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 established peace between Egypt and Israel and affirmed the right of Israel to exist.
E They ended the first Intifada and reduced violence in Israel.
Question #3
A To establish and support a Jewish state of Israel
B To help displaced Jewish families return to their homes in eastern Europe
C An end to anti-Semitism in western Europe
D The creation of the United Nations and the prevention of future world wars
E The promotion of Jewish history in schools
Question #4
A Council of Revisions
B Lok Sabha
C House of Delegates
D Chamber of Deputies
E
F House of Representatives
Question #5
A The Republican Party
B The New Democratic Party
C The Social Democratic Party
D The Liberal Democratic Party
E The Free Democrats 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 end of Japan’s feudal era, when a new emperor and bureaucracy were established
E The beginning of Japan’s parliamentary era, when the emperor was abolished
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 pushed for big increases in government spending to stimulate the economy.
E She encouraged the European Union to expel some of the member states responsible for the crisis.
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 Free Democrats
B The Social democrats and the Greens
C The Social democrats and the Christian democrats
D The Social democrats and the communists
E The Christian democrats and the Greens
Question #10
A Bundestag
B The National Senate
C House of Common
D House of Burgesses
E Chamber of Delegates
Question #11
A President
B Minister for the economy
C King or queen
D Prime minister
E Minority leader
Question #12
A To reflect the historical regionalism of Germany
B To increase administrative efficiency
C To prevent the over-centralization of power
D To decrease the risk of economic overregulation
E To increase potential access points for special interest groups
Question #13
A Lenin
B Khruschev
C Gorbachev
D Stalin
E Putin
Question #14
A A situation where the president lacks strong support from his or her cabinet
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 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 Lords
B The National Assembly
C The Chamber of Delegates
D The House of Commons
E The House of Burgesses
Question #16
A The judicial branch was made stronger relative to the executive branch and the legislature.
B The executive branch was made stronger relative to the legislature.
C
D The power of each part of the national government was reduced.
E The legislature and the judicial branch were made stronger relative to the executive branch.
F The legislature was made stronger relative to the executive branch.
Question #17
A Roughly equally stable
B Highly unstable
C Far more ideologically extreme
D Highly stable
E Much less representative of the lower classes
Question #18
A The prime minister
B The president
C The Speaker of the House
D The Archbishop of Canterbury
E The king or queen
Question #19
A The calming influence of a hereditary monarch
B The presence of strong religious differences in voting
C The parliamentary system, especially no-confidence votes
D The absence of a president to unify the nation
E The unitary system of government
Question #20
A Every six years in November
B Only when the majority party fails a confidence vote
C Every four years in November
D At least every ten years, unless 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 Senate
C The Chamber of Deputies
D The House of Lords
E The House of Burgesses
Question #22
A Because the system includes democratic and aristocratic elements
B Because the system lacks a single all-powerful leader
C Because the system includes both a president and a prime minister
D Because the system has different chambers for the different social classes
E Because the system is generally moderate in character
Question #23
A A system of government where the power is divided among three equal branches of government
B A system of government led by a president, who is appointed by the parliament
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
