Question 1

Saudi Arabia has no written constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Politburo meets once a week.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What are four major lessons about governments? How are these lessons evident in the history or contemporary organization of specific governments today?

Accepted Answer

The four main lessons about government a

Question 4

The Saudi government is an autocracy based largely on:

Accepted Answer

A)  fascist dictatorships. 
B)  the U.S. Constitution. 
C)  Communist ideology. 
D)  Islamic principles. 
A)  fascist dictatorships. 
B)  the U.S. Constitution. 
C)  Communist ideology. 
D)  Islamic principles.

Question 5

Saudi Arabia is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  republic. 
B)  democracy. 
C)  monarchy. 
D)  representative democracy. 
A)  republic. 
B)  democracy. 
C)  monarchy. 
D)  representative democracy.

Question 6

China has more Internet users than Russia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

King Fahd set up a Majlis Al-Shura, or:

Accepted Answer

A)  parliament. 
B)  military advisory panel. 
C)  congress. 
D)  consultative council. 
A)  parliament. 
B)  military advisory panel. 
C)  congress. 
D)  consultative council.

Question 8

The government of China consists of a legislature, the National People's Congress 
(NPC), a President, and a State Council.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Today, Nigeria has various regional governments and is divided into thirty-six states and 774 local governments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are current troublesome social and economic conditions that may dash the hopes of peace? Why is it unlikely that these conditions will not result in war?

Accepted Answer

Some of these social and economic condit

Question 11

The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is a reference for France's current constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The president of the Russian Federation is:

Accepted Answer

A)  appointed by the Duma for a ten-year term. 
B)  elected for a six-year term. 
C)  selected by the Communist Party. 
D)  very weak in comparison with the Duma. 
A)  appointed by the Duma for a ten-year term. 
B)  elected for a six-year term. 
C)  selected by the Communist Party. 
D)  very weak in comparison with the Duma.

Question 13

All Saudis are entitled to:

Accepted Answer

A)  full freedom of speech. 
B)  free medical care. 
C)  equal opportunities and treatment for both men and women. 
D)  vote for the head of state of their country. 
A)  full freedom of speech. 
B)  free medical care. 
C)  equal opportunities and treatment for both men and women. 
D)  vote for the head of state of their country.

Question 14

In 1991, a group of Communist leaders attempted a coup to:

Accepted Answer

A)  stop the breakup of the USSR. 
B)  return the Czar to power. 
C)  create a reformed communist state in Russia. 
D)  divide the Russian Soviet Republic into three independent states. 
A)  stop the breakup of the USSR. 
B)  return the Czar to power. 
C)  create a reformed communist state in Russia. 
D)  divide the Russian Soviet Republic into three independent states.

Question 15

The storming of the Bastille in 1789 began the:

Accepted Answer

A)  American Revolution. 
B)  Prussian Invasion. 
C)  French Revolution. 
D)  Italian Independence Movement. 
A)  American Revolution. 
B)  Prussian Invasion. 
C)  French Revolution. 
D)  Italian Independence Movement.

Question 16

What is the Russian Federation? How is power divided in the Russian government?

Accepted Answer

The Russian government began in 1991 aft

Question 17

What was not one of the benefits of the British influence in Nigeria?

Accepted Answer

A)  The creation of a government with both legislative and executive branches. 
B)  The establishment of rules based on common law. 
C)  It spurred the creation of political parties. 
D)  A system with very limited local governments. 
A)  The creation of a government with both legislative and executive branches. 
B)  The establishment of rules based on common law. 
C)  It spurred the creation of political parties. 
D)  A system with very limited local governments.

Question 18

The currency unit of France is the franc.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

France is now organized under what is called the Fourth Republic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the 2000s, the leadership of the Saudi Arabian government changed to Western-style liberal democracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Governments of the World

Saudi Arabia has no written constitution.

The Politburo meets once a week.

What are four major lessons about governments? How are these lessons evident in the history or contemporary organization of specific governments today?

The Saudi government is an autocracy based largely on:

Saudi Arabia is a:

China has more Internet users than Russia.

King Fahd set up a Majlis Al-Shura, or:

The government of China consists of a legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), a President, and a State Council.

Today, Nigeria has various regional governments and is divided into thirty-six states and 774 local governments.

What are current troublesome social and economic conditions that may dash the hopes of peace? Why is it unlikely that these conditions will not result in war?

The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is a reference for France's current constitution.

The president of the Russian Federation is:

All Saudis are entitled to:

In 1991, a group of Communist leaders attempted a coup to:

The storming of the Bastille in 1789 began the:

What is the Russian Federation? How is power divided in the Russian government?

What was not one of the benefits of the British influence in Nigeria?

The currency unit of France is the franc.

France is now organized under what is called the Fourth Republic.

In the 2000s, the leadership of the Saudi Arabian government changed to Western-style liberal democracy.

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