Test Political systems

 

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1. What is the United States of America?

a) an absolute monarchy

b) a federation of states

c) a presidential republic

2. What does the Constitution of the USA consist of?

a) a Preamble, ten Articles, thirty Amendments

b) a Preamble, seven Articles, twenty seven Amendments

c) statutes, customs, constitutional conventions

3. How many branches is the Government in the United States divided into?

a) two

b) three

c) four

4. How is the legislative branch of the Government called?

a) Parliament

b) Congress

c) the Supreme Court

5. What branch of the Government has the responsibility to carry out the law?

a) the executive branch

b) the legislative branch

c) the judicial branch

6. What branch of the Government is the most powerful?

a) legislative

b) executive

c) judicial

7. What is the highest executive power in the United States?

a) the President

b) the House of Representatives

c) the Senate  

8. What does the judicial branch do?

a) makes and passes laws

b) interprets and applies US laws

c) executes, enforces and administers laws

9. What party system does the United States have?

a) a one-party system

b) a multi-party system

c) a two-party system

10. Constitution establishes …

a) the principles of independence and partial sovereignty of the RF.

b) equalities of ideologies but not religions.

c) the principle of separation of powers.

 11. As for the federative structure, the Constitution …

 a) covers the questions that are exclusively in the jurisdiction of the RF leaving out the competence of federal and local authorities.

b) contains the list of component units of the RF.

c) covers only those questions that are in the joint jurisdiction of federal and local authorities.

 12. The bodies of federal power are…

a) the Federal Assembly of the RF and the judiciary of the RF.

b) the President of the RF and the Government of the RF.

c) all the bodies mentioned above in a) and b). 

13. The Federal Assembly of the RF represents … 

a) the legislature.

b) the judiciary.

c) the executive branch.

14. The Constitution determines …

a) the extent of the jurisdiction of the executive branch.

b) the order and the terms of office of the governmental officials.

c) both.

15. Judicial power is implemented by means of …

a) civil and criminal legal proceedings.

b) constitutional and administrative legal proceedings.

c) all the proceedings mentioned in a) and b).

16. How often are General Elections held in the UK?

a. every three years

b. every four years

c. every five years

17. What is 'a bit like a shopping list of what politicians plan to do if

they’re voted in'?

a. a debate

b. a manifesto

c. a constituency

18. What do voters need to do before Election Day?

a. register for a polling card

b. attend a debate

c. go to a polling station

19. On Election Day, how long are polling stations open?

a. only in the morning

b. from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

c. 24 hours

20. How can people place their vote?

a. only at polling stations

b. only by post

c. at polling stations or by post

21. What is a hung parliament?

a. an election with a clear winner

b. an election with no clear winner

c. an election which is reheld