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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 The prime minister holds dictatorial-level powers.
C Elections are often suspended due to violence.
D Committees are very powerful and can delay major legislation for years.
E The president can suspend the Knesset with little warning.
Question #2
A They established peace between Egypt 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 protracted war between Iraq and Iran.
D They ended the first Intifada and reduced violence in Israel.
E They established peace between Iraq and Israel and affirmed the right of Israel to exist.
Question #3
A The creation of the United Nations and the prevention of future world wars
B An end to anti-Semitism in western Europe
C To help displaced Jewish families return to their homes in eastern Europe
D The promotion of Jewish history in schools
E To establish and support a Jewish state of Israel
Question #4
A Chamber of Deputies
B House of Delegates
C Council of Revisions
D Lok Sabha
E House of Representatives
F
Question #5
A The New Democratic Party
B The Free Democrats Party
C The Social Democratic Party
D The Republican Party
E The Liberal Democratic 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 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 did not respond, believing it to be a purely national issue.
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 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 In response to the historical experiences of Nazi Germany
C As the result of long-term political advocacy by civil libertarians
D Because it was required to do so by the United States when Berlin was reunified
E In order to be compliant with European Union regulations
Question #9
A The Christian democrats and the Greens
B The Christian democrats and the Free Democrats
C The Social democrats and the Greens
D The Social democrats and the communists
E The Social democrats and the Christian democrats
Question #10
A House of Common
B The National Senate
C Bundestag
D Chamber of Delegates
E House of Burgesses
Question #11
A President
B King or queen
C Minister for the economy
D Minority leader
E Prime minister
Question #12
A To increase potential access points for special interest groups
B To reflect the historical regionalism of Germany
C To increase administrative efficiency
D To decrease the risk of economic overregulation
E To prevent the over-centralization of power
Question #13
A Lenin
B Gorbachev
C Khruschev
D Stalin
E Putin
Question #14
A A situation where the prime minister lacks strong support from his or her parliamentary party
B A situation where the president lacks strong support among the public
C A situation where the president lacks strong support from his or her cabinet
D A situation where the prime minister lacks strong support among the public
E A situation where the prime minister and the president are of different parties or ideologies
Question #15
A The House of Lords
B The Chamber of Delegates
C The House of Burgesses
D The National Assembly
E The House of Commons
Question #16
A The power of each part of the national government was reduced.
B The legislature and the judicial branch were made stronger relative to the executive branch.
C
D The legislature was made stronger relative to the executive branch.
E The judicial branch was made stronger relative to the executive branch and the legislature.
F The executive branch was made stronger relative to the legislature.
Question #17
A Highly stable
B Highly unstable
C Far more ideologically extreme
D Much less representative of the lower classes
E Roughly equally stable
Question #18
A The president
B The king or queen
C The Speaker of the House
D The Archbishop of Canterbury
E The prime minister
Question #19
A The absence of a president to unify the nation
B The presence of strong religious differences in voting
C The parliamentary system, especially no-confidence votes
D The calming influence of a hereditary monarch
E The unitary system of government
Question #20
A Every four years in November
B At least every ten years, unless the majority party fails a confidence vote
C Every six years in November
D At least every five years, unless the majority party fails a confidence vote
E Only when the majority party fails a confidence vote
Question #21
A The House of Burgesses
B The Senate
C The Chamber of Deputies
D The House of Lords
E The House of Commons
Question #22
A Because the system includes both a president and a prime minister
B Because the system lacks a single all-powerful leader
C Because the system has different chambers for the different social classes
D Because the system is generally moderate in character
E Because the system includes democratic and aristocratic elements
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 with two distinct chambers of the legislature
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 the power is divided among three equal branches of government
E A system of government led by a president, who is appointed by the parliament
