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Title: The German party system has evolved since the 1949 election to become a:
Post by: Eye_opener on Mar 16, 2018
The German party system has evolved since the 1949 election to become a:
 
  A. multi-party system
   B. single-party dominated system
   C. regular multi-party coalition system
   D. two coalition, if not two party, system

 Q. 2

In Germany all federal legislation, wherever it originates, begins its legislative journey in:
 
  A. the Bundestag
   B. the Bundesrat
   C. the Federal Government
   D. the Bureaucracy

 Q. 3

The role of the Bundesrat in the legislative process depends upon
 
  A. the subject of the specific piece of legislation involved.
   B. how big the government majority is in the Bundestag.
   C. how big the government majority is in the Bundesrat.
   D. how long it took to debate the legislation in question.

 Q. 4

In elections for the federal legislature, members of the lower house are elected by single member districts and by
 
  A. multiple member districts
   B. district-based committees
   C. statewide party proportional lists
   D. an electoral college for selecting the president

 Q. 5

The Bundestag, the upper house, is elected
 
  A. by multiple-member district voting
   B. by single-member district voting
   C. by the legislatures of the state governments
   D. by special electoral colleges in the states

 Q. 6

The positive vote of non-confidence has led some to call the German political system a semi-parliamentary system because
 
  A. it is so easy to vote non-confidence in the Government.
   B. the Government is virtually no longer responsible to the Bundestag.
   C. the legislature cannot vote non-confidence in the Government.
   D. the Bundestag has no role in the confidence process.

 Q. 7

The difference between a positive vote of no confidence and a simple vote of no confidence is that in a simple vote of no confidence
 
  A. legislators support the Chancellor.
   B. legislators support the President.
   C. a majority votes a government down, but doesn't agree on a substitute government.
   D. a majority votes for a piece of legislation, not the Chancellor.

 Q. 8

The positive vote of non-confidence
 
  A. makes it easy for the legislature to fire the chancellor.
   B. makes it extremely difficult for the legislature to fire the chancellor.
   C. makes it easy for the chancellor to fire the legislature.
   D. makes it difficult for the chancellor to fire the legislature.


Title: The German party system has evolved since the 1949 election to become a:
Post by: sammholder on Mar 16, 2018
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Title: The German party system has evolved since the 1949 election to become a:
Post by: Eye_opener on Mar 16, 2018
I'm still confused, but thanks for answering correctly