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1
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Who has the largest economy in Europe?

A

Germany

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2
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who were the four allied powers during WWII?

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  • USA
  • Britain
  • France
  • Russia
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3
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The federal Republic of Germany was which side?

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West

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4
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The German Democratic Republic was which side?

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East

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5
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What years did Konrad Adenauer run Germany?

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1949-1963

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6
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Who aligned Germany in NATO?

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Konrad Adenauer

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7
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what years did Willy Brandt run Germany?

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1969-1974

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8
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Brandt introduced a pragmatic policy of reconciliation with east Germany, known as what?

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Ostpolitik

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9
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When did the gates of the Berlin Wall open?

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November 9th, 1989

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10
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When was Germany reunited?

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1990

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11
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what are the four essential organs of Germany’s government?

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  • The Bund
  • The national parliament
  • Government/judiciary
  • agencies of constituent states
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12
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The Constitution of Germany is called what?

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Basic Law

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13
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what are the Laender?

A

Constituent states/provinces

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14
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The lower house of Germany is called what?

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The Bundestag

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15
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The upper chamber of Germany is called what?

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Bundesrat

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16
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Seats in the Bundesrat are allocated based on what?

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Population `

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17
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How long is the German president’s term?

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5 years

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18
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Who elects the German president?

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the federal convention and the electoral college

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19
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Deputies of the Bundestag and an equal number of delegates elected by the states make up what?

A

Electoral college

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20
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The politically responsible executive in Germany is who?

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The Chancellor

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21
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The deputies of the federal diet are directly elected by the German voters how often?

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Every four years

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22
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In Germany, who is responsible for the collection of the income tax?

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State governments

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23
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In Germany, public policy is implemented by civil servants called what?

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Beamten

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24
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What 2 countries are larger in population than the USA?

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China and India

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25
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What years were the American revolution?

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1775-1783

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26
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What battle ended the American revolution?

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Yorktown

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27
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When were the Articles of Confederation written?

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1781

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28
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When did the states ratify the constitution?

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1788

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29
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When did the first US congress meet?

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1789

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30
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When was the US civil war?

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1861-1865

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31
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The American political system focuses on creating what?

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limited government

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32
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What are the 5 principles the US constitution is based on?

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  • power of the people
  • separation of powers/checks and balances
  • federalism
  • limited government
  • judicial supremacy
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33
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In 1932, Japan annexed what?

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Monchuria

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34
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When did Japan invade China?

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1937

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35
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When did Japan surrender?

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September 2, 1945

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36
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Who managed the occupation of Japan?

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Douglas MacArthur

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37
Q

When was the new Japanese constitution adopted?

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1947

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38
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Article 9 of the new Japanese constitution included what/

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The peace clause

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39
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what is the diet?

A

Japanese legislature

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40
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What is the lower house of the diet and how many members are there?

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house of representatives; 480

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41
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What is the upper house of the diet and how many members are there?

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House of councilors; 242

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42
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What are the two major parties in Japan?

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  • conservative liberal democratic party

- democratic party of japan

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43
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Who is the ceremonial head of state in Japan?

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The emperor

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44
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Who runs the Japanese government?

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The prime minister and cabinet

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45
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What is the highest institution in Japan?

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The National Diet

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46
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How much larger is Russia than the US?

A

4 Times

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47
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How many time zones does Russia cover?

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11

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48
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What are the three political institutions of Russia?

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  • the Constitution
  • branches of government
  • the legislature
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49
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Who makes up the Kremlin?

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the president and the prime minister

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50
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The Russian bicameral parliament is known as what?

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The federal assembly

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51
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What is the lower house of the federal assembly and how many members are there?

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State Duma; 450

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52
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What is the upper house of the federal assembly and how many members are there?

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federation council; 178

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53
Q

What is the highest legal structure in Russia?

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Constitutional Court

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54
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How has Russia selected their president since 1990?

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Direct election

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55
Q

Russia is a federal system with an array of how many different bodies?

A

89

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56
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What are the 2 federal cities in Russia?

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Moscow and St. Petersburg

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57
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Name the four major parties in Russia

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  • Communist
  • Leftist
  • Liberal
  • Nationalist
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58
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Why is Russia under sanctions from the US and EU?

A

Annexing Crimea

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59
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How many people does China have?

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1.3 billion

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60
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What philosophy influenced imperial leaders?

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Confucianism

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61
Q

When did the 2000 year old Chinese authority finally crumble?

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Early 20th century

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62
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What two political parties competed for power in the early 20th century?

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  • the nationalist party

- Chinese communist party

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63
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Who led the nationalist party?

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Sun Yat Sen

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64
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Who led the Chinese Communist party?

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Mao Zedong, Later Deng Xiaoping

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65
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The Long March, Great Leap Forward, and Cultural Revolution were led by who?

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The Communist Party

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66
Q

When was the Long March?

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1934-1935

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67
Q

When was the Great Leap Forward?

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1958-1960

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68
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When did the Cultural Revolution begin?

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The 1960’s

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69
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What is the Chinese constitution called?

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The Fundamental Law of the State

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70
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What is China’s legislature?

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The National People’s Congress

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71
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Who leads the state council?

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The prime minister

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72
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What is the chief administrative institution of government in China?

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The Council of State

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73
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Who makes up the Council of State?

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  • prime minister
  • VP
  • foreign minister
  • other ministers
  • commissioners of the central government
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74
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Who has judicial authority in China?

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Supreme People’s Court

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75
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What are the 2 main organs of each Chinese local government?

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  • people’s congress

- revolutionary committee

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76
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China has how many provinces and counties?

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27 provinces; 3000 counties

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77
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China has how many townships and villages?

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45000 townships; 1 million villages

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78
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By the 1990’s, China’s Socialist Command Economy had been transformed into what?

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Socialist Market Economy

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79
Q

Where did Nationalist troops retreat to after the Communist won in 1949?

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Taiwan

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80
Q

Who led the Nationalist troops to Taiwan?

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Chiang Kai-Shek

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81
Q

When did Taiwan lose its UN seat?

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1971

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82
Q

When did the US and other nations stop recognizing Taiwan as a nation?

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1979

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83
Q

When did Britain agree to give Hong Kong to China?

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the 1980’s; executed in 1997

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84
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Under what principle did China grant Hong Kong total autonomy?

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“One country, two systems”

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85
Q

How long is Hong Kong’s transitional period?

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50 years

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86
Q

India is the world’s largest what?

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Democracy

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87
Q

How many languages and dialects are spoken in India?

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325 languages; 1500 dialects

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88
Q

What does the UN predict will happen by 2035?

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India’s population will surpass China’s

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89
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What are the major religions in India?

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  • Hinduism
  • Buddhism
  • Islam
90
Q

India adopted what aspect of British democracy?

A

The Westminster Parliamentary model

91
Q

The president of India is what?

A

Symbolic

92
Q

Who appoints the prime minister in India?

A

The president

93
Q

Who makes up the executive branch of India?

A

The Prime Minister and the cabinet

94
Q

What is the lower house of the Indian legislature and how many members does it have?

A

The House of the people; 545

95
Q

What is the upper house of the Indian legislature and how many members does it have?

A

House of states; 250

96
Q

How many justices are on the Indian Supreme Court?

A

26

97
Q

How many single member districts are in India?

A

543

98
Q

India is divided into how many states and how many territories?

A

28 states, 7 territories

99
Q

What are the two main political parties in India?

A
  • Indian national congress

- BJP of Indian people’s party

100
Q

What party is led by Jawal Nehru and Indira Ghandi?

A

Indian national congress

101
Q

The BJP is an advocate of what?

A

Hindu identity

102
Q

Who are the Dalits?

A

the untouchables

103
Q

How large is the Indian media?

A

40,000 newspapers; 4,000 dailies

104
Q

Until 1935, Iran was called what?

A

Persia

105
Q

When did the Safavids rule?

A

1502-1736

106
Q

When did the Qajars rule?

A

1794-1925

107
Q

Under the Safavids, the country adopted what?

A

Shiism

108
Q

Shiism claims what?

A

A descendant of Ali, the hidden Imam, will return at the end of time and restore justice and equality

109
Q

The monarchy in the Qajar dynasty experimented with what?

A

Western style economic and political institutions

110
Q

What Shah came after the Qajars and pursued far reaching westernization?

A

Shah Reza Pahlavi

111
Q

Why did Reza Shah have to abdicate his son?

A

He was allied with Germany

112
Q

What led to the Iranian revolution?

A

Opposition to the new Shah

113
Q

When did the Iranian revolution occur?

A

1979

114
Q

What was the main product of the Iranian revolution?

A

The Constitution

115
Q

The Iranian branches of government include who?

A

the supreme leader and the president

116
Q

Who chooses the supreme leader?

A

The Assembly of Experts

117
Q

How many members are in the Assembly of Experts?

A

86

118
Q

How is the president elected in Iran?

A

Direct election; maximum of 2, 4 year terms

119
Q

What is the Iranian legislature called?

A

Majlis

120
Q

How many seats are in the Majlis?

A

290

121
Q

What is the role of the guardian council?

A

To make sure legislation complies with Islam and the Constitution

122
Q

What is the role of the expediency council?

A

Mediate the Majlis and the guardian council

123
Q

What is the Basij?

A

The people’s militia

124
Q

Until July 2000, Mexican politics were dominated by who?

A

The PRI

125
Q

True or false: after Brazil, Mexico has the second largest population in Latin America

A

true

126
Q

More than half of Mexico’s population are what?

A

mestizos

127
Q

What are mestizos?

A

people of mixed Spanish and indigenous heritage

128
Q

The Aztec empire was replaced by what?

A

The Spanish Empire

129
Q

Mexico’s independence was dominated by who?

A

Political conservatives

130
Q

Who ruled Mexico between 1876 and 1910?

A

General Porifiro Diaz

131
Q

What happened between 1910 and 1920?

A

Another revolution

132
Q

When did the Mexican constitution pass?

A

1917

133
Q

How long is the Mexican president’s term?

A

6 years

134
Q

What is the Mexican legislature called?

A

the national congress

135
Q

What is the lower house of the national congress called and how many members does it have?

A

The Chamber of Deputies; 500

136
Q

What is the upper house of the national congress called and how many members does it have?

A

The senate; 128

137
Q

How many senators come from each Mexica state?

A

3; 1 from each federal district

138
Q

How many justices are on the Mexican supreme court?

A

11

139
Q

How long do Mexican supreme court justices serve for?

A

15 years

140
Q

What country is the fifth largest in the world?

A

Brazil

141
Q

The cultivation of what made Brazil important to the Portuguese?

A

Sugar

142
Q

There is a strong association between what two things in Brazil?

A

race and wealth

143
Q

When did brazil experience a gradual transition to democracy?

A

Mid 1980’s

144
Q

When did Brazil adopt its current constitution?

A

1988

145
Q

The president of Brazil is the head of what?

A

Both state and government

146
Q

The national congress of brazil has a lower house called what with how many members?

A

Chamber of deputies; 513 members

147
Q

The upper house of the national congress is called what with how many members?

A

Federal senate; 81 members

148
Q

The Brazilian judicial system employs what?

A

Code law

149
Q

How many justices are on the Brazilian supreme court?

A

11

150
Q

Brazilian supreme court justice terms must not exceed how long?

A

30 years

151
Q

Who earned the right to vote in Brazil in 1988?

A

Illiterates

152
Q

How old do you need to be to vote in Brazil?

A

16

153
Q

True or false: even if you’re literate and between the ages of 18 and 70, you don’t have to vote in Brazil

A

False

154
Q

How many municipalities are in Brazil?

A

5000

155
Q

Roughly how big is South Africa?

A

twice the size of Texas

156
Q

South Africa has how many official languages?

A

11

157
Q

When did settlers first arrive to South Africa?

A

mid 1600’s

158
Q

How many people live in South Africa?

A

56 million

159
Q

Who are the Afrikaners?

A

Descendants of Dutch, French, and German colonists

160
Q

When did the apartheid officially come into effect?

A

1948

161
Q

What were the four official races in south Africa?

A
  • white
  • black
  • colored
  • Asian/Indian
162
Q

What year was the massacre in Sharpeville?

A

1969

163
Q

What year was the SOWETO massacre?

A

1976

164
Q

The prohibition of mixed marriages act of 1950 banned what?

A

Interracial marriages

165
Q

The reservation of separate amenities act of 1953 did what?

A

provided legal basis for segregating beaches and bathrooms

166
Q

What is the African National Congress?

A

anti-apartheid liberation movement

167
Q

Who led the African National Congress?

A

Albert Lithuli in 1912

168
Q

What was formed in 1961?

A

Umkhanto we Sizwe; the spear of the nation; military wing

169
Q

Who led reforms in 1989?

A

F.W. Deklerk

170
Q

When was Nelson Mandel released from Prison?

A

February, 1990

171
Q

When was Nelson Mandel elected president?

A

May, 1994

172
Q

What was Mandela awarded in 1998?

A

A degree from Harvard; congressional gold medal

173
Q

What was Mandela given in October, 2001?

A

Honorary Canadian citizenship

174
Q

How many capitals does South African have?

A

3

175
Q

The seat of government in south Africa is called what?

A

Pretoria

176
Q

Where is the legislative capital in south Africa?

A

Capetown

177
Q

Where is the judicial capital in South Africa?

A

Bloemenfontein

178
Q

Who is the head of government and head of state in south Africa?

A

the president

179
Q

Who chooses the president of south Africa?

A

the lower house of the legislature

180
Q

What is the legislature in South Africa?

A

A bicameral parliament

181
Q

The lower house of the South African legislature is called what?

A

National Assembly

182
Q

The upper house of the South African Legislature is called what?

A

The National Council of Provinces

183
Q

Each province gets how many delegates?

A

10

184
Q

How many justices are on the South African Constitutional Court?

A

11

185
Q

What are the three major parties in South Africa?

A
  • The African National Congress
  • The Ikathe Freedom party
  • The Democratic alliance
186
Q

What is the most populous country in Africa?

A

Nigeria

187
Q

How many ethnic groups are in Nigeria?

A

250

188
Q

The Hausa and the Iulani are of what religion and located where?

A

Muslim; north Nigeria

189
Q

The Ibo are of what religion and located where?

A

Christian; southeast Nigeria

190
Q

The Yoruba are split between Christian and Muslim and located where?

A

Southwest Nigeria

191
Q

When did Islam reach Nigeria?

A

11th century

192
Q

What religious scholar was crucial in spreading Islam?

A

Usman

193
Q

What empire did Usman create?

A

Sokoto

194
Q

when did Nigeria become a British colony?

A

19th century

195
Q

When did Nigeria become an independent nation?

A

October 1, 1960

196
Q

Politics after Nigeria’s independence were run by what groups?

A
  • Hausa-Iulani
  • Ibo
  • Yoruba
197
Q

How long was the military rule between the first and second republics?

A

13 years

198
Q

When was the Nigerian civil war?

A

1967-1970

199
Q

In May 1967, the eastern region of Nigeria seceded as what?

A

The republic of Biafra

200
Q

After the Nigerian civil war, how long did the military rule?

A

until 1979

201
Q

When was the Nigerian civil president overthrown?

A

1983

202
Q

When did a democratically elected president take office over the 4th republic?

A

1999

203
Q

Since independence, Nigeria has been governed by how many constitutions?

A

6

204
Q

What are the house of Nigeria’s National Assembly?

A
  • House of representatives

- senate

205
Q

How many members are in the Nigerian HOR?

A

346

206
Q

How many members are in the Nigerian senate?

A

109

207
Q

How many states are in Nigeria?

A

36; 1 federal district of Abuja

208
Q

How long are legislative terms in Nigeria?

A

4 years

209
Q

What amount of votes do you need to gain office in Nigeria?

A
  • 25% of casted ballots

- overall majority

210
Q

States fail when they can’t provide what?

A
  • personal security
  • food security
  • basic social services
211
Q

Failed states normally harbor what?

A
  • terrorists
  • drugs
  • refugees
  • weapons
212
Q

How many UN millennium development goals are there?

A

8

213
Q

What are the ingredients for globalization?

A
  • improved travel
  • internet
  • increased travel
  • improved infrastructure
214
Q

Balkan conflicts involved who?

A

Bosnia, Kosovo

215
Q

Illegal drugs produces how much revenue a year?

A

300 billion

216
Q

Alien smuggling produces how much revenue a year?

A

7 billion

217
Q

How many Non-governmental organizations are there?

A

26,000

218
Q

How large was China’s economy in the 1980’s?

A

10% of the US

219
Q

What is the solution to drought?

A

irrigation

220
Q

What is the solution to remoteness?

A

mobile phones

221
Q

Where have there been border conflicts?

A
  • Korea
  • Middle East
  • Kashmir

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