With the breakup of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan inherited and retains a significant nuclear ...

With the breakup of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan inherited and retains a significant nuclear arsenal.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 2

Which two political parties are causing all of Germany's parties to begin engaging in grass-roots efforts to mobilize support from their rank-and-file members?
 
  a. The German People' s Union and the Left Party
  b. The Christian Democrats and the Greens
  c. The Greens and the Left Party
  d. The Social Democratic Party and the Free Democratic Party
  e. The Communist Party and the National Democratic Party

 Q. 3

Appointment power is considered by governors to be a valuable tool for
 
  a. ensuring success in the highly regarded practice known as nepotism.
  b. further fragmenting responsibility within the executive branch.
  c. avoiding responsibility for executive branch mistakes.
  d. managing state agencies.

 Q. 4

When the Soviet Union dissolved, over half of the population was in Russia.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 5

Which of the following statements about voting and elections in Germany is NOT correct?
 
  a. Voter turnout in Germany has historically been rather high.
  b. Germany has historically had fairly stable electoral allegiances.
  c. There is an increasing danger that Germany's multiparty system might result in inconclusive elections.
  d. Coalition government has been the norm in Germany because no party has been able to capture an absolute majority.
  e. Voter turnout in Germany has historically been on par with that of other West European countries.

 Q. 6

The availability of strong gubernatorial formal powers is
 
  a. no assurance that governors will perform their duties more effectively.
  b. the norm among governors in all but two states.
  c. more important to the effectiveness of governors than the availability of informal powers.
  d. uncommon because legislative supremacy is the norm in most states.

 Q. 7

Glasnost, or openness, reinforced perestroika by relaxing controls on the media and liberalizing the culture.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false