7 - Demokrati og velferdssamfunn

Question 1

Year in which UN created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Answer 1

1948

Question 2

Voting age in Norway

Answer 2

18

Question 3

Number of years one have must lived in Norway before one can vote in a county council or city council election

Answer 3

3

Question 4

Universal suffrage since women gained the right to vote in

Answer 4

1913

Question 5

Date of Norway’s biggest act of terror

Answer 5

22 July 2011

Question 6

Numbers killed in Norway’s worst terrorist attack

Answer 6

8 people with bomb, 69 shot in Utøya

Question 7

Number of counties in Norway

Answer 7

11

Question 8

Number of regions in Norway

Answer 8

5

Question 9

Number of municipalities in Norway

Answer 9

356

Question 10

central government’s areas of responsibility

Answer 10

foreign policy
Hospitals
Laws
Curricula for schools

Question 11

some of the county authorities’ areas of responsibility

Answer 11

Upper secondary education

County roads

Question 12

some of the municipalities’ areas of responsibility

Answer 12

Primary and secondary school
Kindergartens
Elderly care
Waste disposal, water and sewage
Municipal roads

Question 13

Number of representatives in Parliament

Answer 13

169

Question 14

Separation of powers principle - 3 independent branches of government

Answer 14

An executive branch: – The government, which proposes laws and makes sure they are implemented and sustained.

A legislative branch: – Parliament, which passes laws.

A judicial branch: – Courts of law that pass judgement in concrete cases.

Question 15

Approx number of political parties in Norway

Answer 15

20

Question 16

The current King of Norway

Answer 16

Harald the 5th

Question 17

two royal children of King

Answer 17

Princess Märtha Louise (born in 1971) and Crown Prince Haakon Magnus (born in 1973)

Question 18

Crown Prince Haakon daughter

Answer 18

Princess Ingrid Alexandra (born in 2004)

Question 19

Norway has had three kings since the dissolution of the union with Sweden in 1905

Answer 19

Haakon 7th (King from 1905–1957)
Olav 5th (King from 1957–1991)
Harald 5th (King from 1991–present)

Question 20

UN established on

Answer 20

24 October 1945

Question 21

Number of member countries in UN

Answer 21

193

Question 22

Number of member countries in NAT0

Answer 22

29

Question 23

NATO was established in

Answer 23

1949

Question 24

Countries in EEA but not in EU

Answer 24

Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein

Question 25

Schengen agreement was signed in Schengen, Luxembourg, in 1985

Answer 25

Schengen, Luxembourg, in 1985

Question 26

Number of countries in the Schengen region.

Answer 26

26

Question 27

primary responsibilities of the welfare state

Answer 27

Health of all inhabitants Education of all inhabitants Care for children Care for elderly and others who require assistance Financial security for every individual inhabitant

Question 28

main objectives of the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service (NAV) include

Answer 28

Enabling more people to participate in the labour market and meaningful activities and have fewer people receive benefits Helping to create a well-functioning labour market Offering service adapted to users’ qualifications and needs

Question 29

standard VAT rate is

Answer 29

25%

Question 30

VAT rate on food

Answer 30

15%

Question 31

% of the total tax revenues come from VAT

Answer 31

20%

Question 32

Total government revenue per year

Answer 32

NOK 974 billion

Question 33

Municipal revenue per year

Answer 33

NOK 343 billion

Question 34

Examples of welfare rights

Answer 34

``` sick pay unemployment benefits introductory programme support child benefits old age pension ```

Question 35

Examples of welfare obligations

Answer 35

paying taxes not abusing financial systems providing the authorities with correct information about the person’s living situation.

Question 36

Health insurance law passed

Answer 36

1909

Question 37

Working hours law passed (maximum of 10 hours a day and 54 hours a week)

Answer 37

1915

Question 38

Unemployment benefit law passed

Answer 38

1935

Question 39

Worker protection law passed (including 9 days of paid holiday leave each year)

Answer 39

1967

Question 40

Child benefits are introduced

Answer 40

1946

Question 41

Sickness benefits for all are introduced

Answer 41

1956

Question 42

Occupational injury benefits and old age pension are introduced

Answer 42

1957

Question 43

Disability benefit introduced

Answer 43

1960

Question 44

Widow and single parent benefit introduced

Answer 44

1965

Question 45

National insurance law passed

Answer 45

1967