Comparative Western Political Systems
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- 1.How many members are in the Bundestag?
- A.
321
- B.
424
- C.
69
- D.
588
- E.
100
- 2.The Chancellor of Germany is appointed:
- A.
By the President, with a relationship of confidence from the Bundestag.
- B.
By the President, with a vote of confidence from the Bundesrat.
- C.
By the President, with a vote of confidence from the Bundestag.
- D.
Automatically, as the leader of the majority party in the Bundestag.
- 3.The 6 major parties in the French government are the:
- A.
Communists (PCF), Greens (V), Socialists (PS), Democratic Movement (MD), Christain Democrat Union (CDU), National Front (FN)
- B.
Communists (PCF), Greens (V), Socialists (PS), Democratic Movement (MD), Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), National Front (FN)
- C.
Communists (PCF), Greens (V), Socialists (PS), Democratic Movement (MD), Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), Conservative Party (C).
- D.
The Left (L), Greens (V), Socialists (PS), Democratic Movement (MD), Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), Conservative Party (C).
- 4.The first period of cohabitation in the French government was (President-PM):
- A.
Mitterrand-Jospin (1986-1988)
- B.
Chirac-Jospin (1986-1988)
- C.
Chirac-Jospin (1997-2002)
- D.
Mitterrand-Chirac (1986-1988)
- 5.Who is the head of state in Great Britain?
- A.
The Prime Minister
- B.
The Chancellor
- C.
The Shadow Prime Minister
- D.
The Queen
- 6.The electoral system of Great Britain is:
- A.
Double-ballot majority system
- B.
Plurality with single member constituencies
- C.
Proportional representation
- 7.The most powerful head of government in the world is:
- A.
Chancellor of Germany
- B.
Prime Minister of Great Britain
- C.
President of France
- D.
Prime Minister of Italy
- 8.If the Bundestag is unable to reach an absolute majority when voting for the Chancellor:
- A.
The President can pick the Chancellor.
- B.
The President can pick the relative majority winner.
- C.
The President can call for an election.
- D.
Either A or C
- E.
Either B or C.
- 9.The first Grand Coaltion in Germany was between:
- A.
The Left and the Socialists
- B.
The Socialists and the Christain Democrat Union
- C.
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Christain Democrat Union
- 10.When 2 parties are enough to create a winning coalition, it is called:
- A.
A minimum winning coalition
- B.
An oversized coaltion
- C.
A grand coalition
- D.
A simple coalition
- 11.The 4 main objective ways to evaluate political systems are:
- A.
Political stability, alternation, satisfaction, accountability
- B.
Political stability, alternation, performance, satisfaction
- C.
Political stability, popularity, alternation, performance
- D.
Political stability, alternation, performance, accountability
- 12.The 2 main subjective ways to evaluate political systems are:
- A.
Perfomance, satisfaction
- B.
Popularity, satisfaction
- C.
Accountability, popularity
- D.
Satisfaction, accountability
- 13.The current Chancellor of Germany.
- 14.The Prime Minister of Great Britain, who served from 1979 to 1990.
- 15.The only French Prime Minister to have served twice.
- 16.The current Foreign Minister of Germany, who is the first openly gay member to hold this position.
- 17.Alongside with President Mitterrand of France, this Chancellor was the architect of the Maastricht Treaty.
- 18.Because government power in Great Britain is wielded by the majority party, the government is a _________ government.
- 19.In France, when the President is obliged to appoint a Prime Minister from a different party since that different party holds the majority in parliament, ____________ occurs.
- 20.The political system of France is known as a __________ democracy.
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