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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 The president can suspend the Knesset with little warning.
C The prime minister holds dictatorial-level powers.
D Elections are highly proportional, leading to large, unwieldy coalitions.
E Committees are very powerful and can delay major legislation for years.
Question #2
A They established peace between Iraq and Israel and affirmed the right of Israel to exist.
B They prevented Saudi Arabia from taking over the West Bank.
C They ended the first Intifada and reduced violence in Israel.
D They ended the protracted war between Iraq and Iran.
E They established peace between Egypt and Israel and affirmed the right of Israel to exist.
Question #3
A The promotion of Jewish history in schools
B An end to anti-Semitism in western Europe
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 creation of the United Nations and the prevention of future world wars
Question #4
A House of Delegates
B
C Council of Revisions
D Lok Sabha
E House of Representatives
F Chamber of Deputies
Question #5
A The Free Democrats Party
B The Liberal Democratic Party
C The Social Democratic Party
D The New Democratic Party
E The Republican Party
Question #6
A The beginning of Japan’s parliamentary era, when the emperor was abolished
B The end of Japan’s feudal era, when a new emperor and bureaucracy were established
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 feudal era, when the emperor empowered a series of local aristocrats
Question #7
A She encouraged significant increases in immigration to stimulate the economy.
B She pushed for big increases in government spending to stimulate the economy.
C She pushed for cuts to government spending and monetary and fiscal reforms.
D She encouraged the European Union to expel some of the member states responsible for the crisis.
E She did not respond, believing it to be a purely national issue.
Question #8
A In order to be compliant with European Union regulations
B As the result of long-term political advocacy by civil libertarians
C In response to the historical experiences of Nazi Germany
D Because it was required to do so by the United States when Berlin was reunified
E Because it was required to do so by the European Court of Human Rights
Question #9
A The Social democrats and the Greens
B The Social democrats and the Christian democrats
C The Christian democrats and the Greens
D The Social democrats and the communists
E The Christian democrats and the Free Democrats
Question #10
A House of Burgesses
B The National Senate
C Chamber of Delegates
D House of Common
E Bundestag
Question #11
A King or queen
B Minority leader
C President
D Minister for the economy
E Prime minister
Question #12
A To increase potential access points for special interest groups
B To increase administrative efficiency
C To reflect the historical regionalism of Germany
D To decrease the risk of economic overregulation
E To prevent the over-centralization of power
Question #13
A Gorbachev
B Lenin
C Stalin
D Putin
E Khruschev
Question #14
A A situation where the president lacks strong support from his or her cabinet
B A situation where the prime minister lacks strong support among the public
C A situation where the prime minister lacks strong support from his or her parliamentary party
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 among the public
Question #15
A The House of Commons
B The House of Burgesses
C The National Assembly
D The Chamber of Delegates
E The House of Lords
Question #16
A The judicial branch was made stronger relative to the executive branch and the legislature.
B
C The executive branch was made stronger relative to the legislature.
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 Far more ideologically extreme
B Much less representative of the lower classes
C Highly stable
D Highly unstable
E Roughly equally stable
Question #18
A The Speaker of the House
B The king or queen
C The Archbishop of Canterbury
D The prime minister
E The president
Question #19
A The presence of strong religious differences in voting
B The parliamentary system, especially no-confidence votes
C The absence of a president to unify the nation
D The calming influence of a hereditary monarch
E The unitary system of government
Question #20
A At least every ten years, unless the majority party fails a confidence vote
B Every six years in November
C At least every five years, unless the majority party fails a confidence vote
D Only when the majority party fails a confidence vote
E Every four years in November
Question #21
A The House of Commons
B The Chamber of Deputies
C The Senate
D The House of Burgesses
E The House of Lords
Question #22
A Because the system lacks a single all-powerful leader
B Because the system includes both a president and a prime minister
C Because the system includes democratic and aristocratic elements
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 with two distinct chambers of the legislature
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 led by a president, who is appointed by the parliament
