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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 Committees are very powerful and can delay major legislation for years.
C Elections are highly proportional, leading to large, unwieldy coalitions.
D The president can suspend the Knesset with little warning.
E The prime minister holds dictatorial-level powers.
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 established peace between Egypt and Israel and affirmed the right of Israel to exist.
D They ended the first Intifada and reduced violence in Israel.
E They prevented Saudi Arabia from taking over the West Bank.
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 The promotion of Jewish history in schools
D To help displaced Jewish families return to their homes in eastern Europe
E To establish and support a Jewish state of Israel
Question #4
A Chamber of Deputies
B Lok Sabha
C House of Delegates
D
E House of Representatives
F Council of Revisions
Question #5
A The Republican Party
B The Free Democrats 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 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 beginning of Japan’s feudal era, when the emperor empowered a series of local aristocrats
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 encouraged significant increases in immigration 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 pushed for big increases in government spending to stimulate the economy.
Question #8
A As the result of long-term political advocacy by civil libertarians
B In order to be compliant with European Union regulations
C Because it was required to do so by the United States when Berlin was reunified
D In response to the historical experiences of Nazi Germany
E Because it was required to do so by the European Court of Human Rights
Question #9
A The Christian democrats and the Greens
B The Social democrats and the Greens
C The Christian democrats and the Free Democrats
D The Social democrats and the communists
E The Social democrats and the Christian democrats
Question #10
A Bundestag
B Chamber of Delegates
C House of Common
D The National Senate
E House of Burgesses
Question #11
A Minority leader
B Prime minister
C President
D King or queen
E Minister for the economy
Question #12
A To reflect the historical regionalism of Germany
B To prevent the over-centralization of power
C To increase potential access points for special interest groups
D To increase administrative efficiency
E To decrease the risk of economic overregulation
Question #13
A Stalin
B Lenin
C Gorbachev
D Khruschev
E Putin
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 from his or her parliamentary party
D A situation where the president lacks strong support among the public
E A situation where the prime minister lacks strong support among the public
Question #15
A The House of Burgesses
B The Chamber of Delegates
C The House of Commons
D The National Assembly
E The House of Lords
Question #16
A The executive branch was made stronger relative to the legislature.
B The legislature and the judicial branch were 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 power of each part of the national government was reduced.
F The legislature was made stronger relative to the executive branch.
Question #17
A Highly unstable
B Much less representative of the lower classes
C Roughly equally stable
D Far more ideologically extreme
E Highly stable
Question #18
A The president
B The Speaker of the House
C The Archbishop of Canterbury
D The prime minister
E The king or queen
Question #19
A The absence of a president to unify the nation
B The parliamentary system, especially no-confidence votes
C The presence of strong religious differences in voting
D The calming influence of a hereditary monarch
E The unitary system of government
Question #20
A At least every five years, unless the majority party fails a confidence vote
B Every six years in November
C Only when the majority party fails a confidence vote
D At least every ten years, unless the majority party fails a confidence vote
E Every four years in November
Question #21
A The Senate
B The House of Burgesses
C The House of Lords
D The House of Commons
E The Chamber of Deputies
Question #22
A Because the system includes both a president and a prime minister
B Because the system is generally moderate in character
C Because the system lacks a single all-powerful leader
D Because the system includes democratic and aristocratic elements
E Because the system has different chambers for the different social classes
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 where the power is divided among three equal branches of government
C A system of government with two distinct chambers of the legislature
D A system of government led by a president, who is considered to be more powerful than the parliament
E A system of government led by a president, who is appointed by the parliament
