Question 1

Which kingdom became the core of the modern German state?

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A) Bavaria 
B) Teutonia 
C) Prussia 
D) Saxony 
E) Berlin 
A) Bavaria 
B) Teutonia 
C) Prussia 
D) Saxony 
E) Berlin C

Question 2

The lower house of the German parliament is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) Bundestag. 
B) Volkschamber. 
C) Bundesrat. 
D) Landeshaus. 
E) Representative Chamber. 
A) Bundestag. 
B) Volkschamber. 
C) Bundesrat. 
D) Landeshaus. 
E) Representative Chamber. A

Question 3

Has reunification succeeded in Germany? Identify the primary political, social, and economic challenges that remain.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.

Question 4

The German policy of codetermination refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) consulting both East and West Germans before implementing major policies. 
B) coordinating EU and German national policies. 
C) forced seating of union leaders on the corporate boards of private firms. 
D) devolving authority for economic policies from the federal level to state policy makers. 
E) the requirement that German states approve all federal legislation. 
A) consulting both East and West Germans before implementing major policies. 
B) coordinating EU and German national policies. 
C) forced seating of union leaders on the corporate boards of private firms. 
D) devolving authority for economic policies from the federal level to state policy makers. 
E) the requirement that German states approve all federal legislation.

Question 5

Which of the following distinctions can be drawn between the CDU/CSU and the SPD?

Accepted Answer

A) The SPD is more likely to form a coalition with the Free Democratic Party. 
B) The CDU/CSU is more likely to promote tax cuts. 
C) The SPD is much more likely to propose reforms aimed at reducing the welfare state. 
D) The SPD is a relatively young party compared to the CDU/CSU. 
E) The CDU/CSU was a less enthusiastic supporter of reunification between East and West Germany. 
A) The SPD is more likely to form a coalition with the Free Democratic Party. 
B) The CDU/CSU is more likely to promote tax cuts. 
C) The SPD is much more likely to propose reforms aimed at reducing the welfare state. 
D) The SPD is a relatively young party compared to the CDU/CSU. 
E) The CDU/CSU was a less enthusiastic supporter of reunification between East and West Germany.

Question 6

Why did the Weimar Republic fail? Were internal or external factors more significant?

Accepted Answer

The Weimar Republic failed for a combina

Question 7

Which of the following statements about the position of German chancellor is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Chancellors have relatively little power to get their policy proposals passed by the legislature. 
B) Chancellors are elected by the upper house of the legislature. 
C) Chancellors may create or eliminate cabinet posts at will. 
D) Chancellors have relatively few resources at their disposal. 
E) The chancellor shares roughly equal power with the German federal president. 
A) Chancellors have relatively little power to get their policy proposals passed by the legislature. 
B) Chancellors are elected by the upper house of the legislature. 
C) Chancellors may create or eliminate cabinet posts at will. 
D) Chancellors have relatively few resources at their disposal. 
E) The chancellor shares roughly equal power with the German federal president.

Question 8

Which of the following statements about political party competition in Germany is accurate?

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A) Germany could best be described now as a four-party system. 
B) The SPD is considered to be a catchall party; the center-right CDU/CSU is considered more exclusionary. 
C) Germany's historically dominant parties reached their highest proportion of the vote in the 2013 general elections. 
D) Parties must reach 5 percent of the electoral vote in order to hold seats in the legislature. 
E) Angela Merkel has only been able to rule since 2013 through a coalition with the Free Democratic Party. 
A) Germany could best be described now as a four-party system. 
B) The SPD is considered to be a catchall party; the center-right CDU/CSU is considered more exclusionary. 
C) Germany's historically dominant parties reached their highest proportion of the vote in the 2013 general elections. 
D) Parties must reach 5 percent of the electoral vote in order to hold seats in the legislature. 
E) Angela Merkel has only been able to rule since 2013 through a coalition with the Free Democratic Party.

Question 9

The Holy Roman Empire was divided and weakened by:

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A) the Vatican. 
B) the Protestant Reformation and Thirty Years' War. 
C) the French Revolution. 
D) World War I. 
E) World War II. 
A) the Vatican. 
B) the Protestant Reformation and Thirty Years' War. 
C) the French Revolution. 
D) World War I. 
E) World War II.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about Germany's relationship with the EU is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Chancellor Merkel opposed EU economic sanctions on Russia in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 
B) The CDU emerged as the primary German opponent of European integration in the party system. 
C) Germany continues to consider adopting the European single currency, but domestic opposition has so far prevented it. 
D) Chancellor Merkel has consistently opposed Eurozone bailouts but has been overruled twice in recent years by the Bundestag. 
E) Chancellor Merkel was able to get approval for increased bailout funds in exchange for tighter controls on Eurozone member deficits. 
A) Chancellor Merkel opposed EU economic sanctions on Russia in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 
B) The CDU emerged as the primary German opponent of European integration in the party system. 
C) Germany continues to consider adopting the European single currency, but domestic opposition has so far prevented it. 
D) Chancellor Merkel has consistently opposed Eurozone bailouts but has been overruled twice in recent years by the Bundestag. 
E) Chancellor Merkel was able to get approval for increased bailout funds in exchange for tighter controls on Eurozone member deficits.

Question 11

Which of the following was a major contribution to the electoral trouncing that Merkel's Conservative-Liberal government suffered in the 2011 Baden-Würtenburg state elections?

Accepted Answer

A) the refusal of Merkel's government to approve bailouts to suffering Eurozone countries 
B) increased taxes on corporate interests backed by the party 
C) Merkel's refusal to intervene in the Libyan civil war 
D) Merkel's reluctance to shut down nuclear power plants 
E) general anti-EU sentiment among the working class 
A) the refusal of Merkel's government to approve bailouts to suffering Eurozone countries 
B) increased taxes on corporate interests backed by the party 
C) Merkel's refusal to intervene in the Libyan civil war 
D) Merkel's reluctance to shut down nuclear power plants 
E) general anti-EU sentiment among the working class

Question 12

Germany's current head of government is:

Accepted Answer

A) Horst Köhler. 
B) Angela Merkel. 
C) Gerhard Schroeder. 
D) Arnold Klemp. 
E) Christian Wulff. 
A) Horst Köhler. 
B) Angela Merkel. 
C) Gerhard Schroeder. 
D) Arnold Klemp. 
E) Christian Wulff.

Question 13

The German lower house of parliament uses what electoral system?

Accepted Answer

A) proportional representation 
B) single-member district 
C) mixed (between PR and SM
D)  
D) plebiscite 
E) single-member districts in two rounds 
A) proportional representation 
B) single-member district 
C) mixed (between PR and SM
D)  
D) plebiscite 
E) single-member districts in two rounds

Question 14

What are the consequences of Germany's mixed electoral system for the political makeup of parliament and the legislative process?

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Question 15

What is the relationship between the German state and the policy of neocorporatism?

Accepted Answer

A) The German state's role in the neocorporatist model involves restricting the ability of labor unions to influence the board decisions of private firms. 
B) The German state's role in the neocorporatist model involves bringing unions and private business into negotiations over labor policy. 
C) The German state's role in the neocorporatist model is minimal; it tries to allow private businesses and unions to develop economic policy without interference. 
D) The German state's role in the neocorporatist model is restricted to the application of court judgments to business disagreements. 
E) The German state's role in the neocorporatist model is to bring the two dominant political parties into coalition governments. 
A) The German state's role in the neocorporatist model involves restricting the ability of labor unions to influence the board decisions of private firms. 
B) The German state's role in the neocorporatist model involves bringing unions and private business into negotiations over labor policy. 
C) The German state's role in the neocorporatist model is minimal; it tries to allow private businesses and unions to develop economic policy without interference. 
D) The German state's role in the neocorporatist model is restricted to the application of court judgments to business disagreements. 
E) The German state's role in the neocorporatist model is to bring the two dominant political parties into coalition governments.

Question 16

The regime established by Hitler is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A) a social democracy. 
B) a Communist dictatorship. 
C) an illiberal democracy. 
D) a theocracy. 
E) a fascist totalitarian dictatorship. 
A) a social democracy. 
B) a Communist dictatorship. 
C) an illiberal democracy. 
D) a theocracy. 
E) a fascist totalitarian dictatorship.

Question 17

The Weimar Republic:

Accepted Answer

A) is the name of Germany's current regime. 
B) sponsored German reunification in the 1990s. 
C) fostered German industrialization in the 1890s. 
D) replaced Nazi rule in the 1950s. 
E) collapsed in the face of rising Nazism in the 1930s. 
A) is the name of Germany's current regime. 
B) sponsored German reunification in the 1990s. 
C) fostered German industrialization in the 1890s. 
D) replaced Nazi rule in the 1950s. 
E) collapsed in the face of rising Nazism in the 1930s.

Question 18

Germany's political regime since 1949 is often called the:

Accepted Answer

A) Third Reich. 
B) Deutsch Democracy. 
C) Second Reich. 
D) Bonn Republic. 
E) Weimar Republic. 
A) Third Reich. 
B) Deutsch Democracy. 
C) Second Reich. 
D) Bonn Republic. 
E) Weimar Republic.

Question 19

Describe the core principles of the Basic Law. How was it designed to mitigate the weaknesses and failures of past governments? How well has it succeeded?

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Question 20

Which of the following descriptions best applies to the German state of Bavaria?

Accepted Answer

A) wealthy, strongly Catholic 
B) strongly Protestant, independent 
C) working class, multiethnic 
D) strongly Catholic, working class, culturally dependent on Prussia 
E) weak in any religious affiliation, wealthy 
A) wealthy, strongly Catholic 
B) strongly Protestant, independent 
C) working class, multiethnic 
D) strongly Catholic, working class, culturally dependent on Prussia 
E) weak in any religious affiliation, wealthy

Which kingdom became the core of the modern German state?

The lower house of the German parliament is called the:

Has reunification succeeded in Germany? Identify the primary political, social, and economic challenges that remain.

The German policy of codetermination refers to:

Which of the following distinctions can be drawn between the CDU/CSU and the SPD?

Why did the Weimar Republic fail? Were internal or external factors more significant?

Which of the following statements about the position of German chancellor is accurate?

Which of the following statements about political party competition in Germany is accurate?

The Holy Roman Empire was divided and weakened by:

Which of the following statements about Germany's relationship with the EU is accurate?

Which of the following was a major contribution to the electoral trouncing that Merkel's Conservative-Liberal government suffered in the 2011 Baden-Würtenburg state elections?

Germany's current head of government is:

The German lower house of parliament uses what electoral system?

What are the consequences of Germany's mixed electoral system for the political makeup of parliament and the legislative process?

What is the relationship between the German state and the policy of neocorporatism?

The regime established by Hitler is best described as:

The Weimar Republic:

Germany's political regime since 1949 is often called the:

Describe the core principles of the Basic Law. How was it designed to mitigate the weaknesses and failures of past governments? How well has it succeeded?

Which of the following descriptions best applies to the German state of Bavaria?

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Exam 5: Germany

Which kingdom became the core of the modern German state?

The lower house of the German parliament is called the:

Has reunification succeeded in Germany? Identify the primary political, social, and economic challenges that remain.

The German policy of codetermination refers to:

Which of the following distinctions can be drawn between the CDU/CSU and the SPD?

Why did the Weimar Republic fail? Were internal or external factors more significant?

Which of the following statements about the position of German chancellor is accurate?

Which of the following statements about political party competition in Germany is accurate?

The Holy Roman Empire was divided and weakened by:

Which of the following statements about Germany's relationship with the EU is accurate?

Which of the following was a major contribution to the electoral trouncing that Merkel's Conservative-Liberal government suffered in the 2011 Baden-Würtenburg state elections?

Germany's current head of government is:

The German lower house of parliament uses what electoral system?

What are the consequences of Germany's mixed electoral system for the political makeup of parliament and the legislative process?

What is the relationship between the German state and the policy of neocorporatism?

The regime established by Hitler is best described as:

The Weimar Republic:

Germany's political regime since 1949 is often called the:

Describe the core principles of the Basic Law. How was it designed to mitigate the weaknesses and failures of past governments? How well has it succeeded?

Which of the following descriptions best applies to the German state of Bavaria?

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