Relationships among Japan's central government ministries and agencies can be described as
a. intimate and cooperative.
b. mutually intrusive and meddlesome.
c. mutually independent and exclusionary to the extent of interfering with joint efforts.
d. neither particularly cooperative nor uncooperative.
e. friendly due to the overlapping nature of their duties and responsibilities.
Q. 2The key department in the state budget process is _____.
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Q. 3Historically speaking, the process used to pick prime ministers in postwar Japan has tended to produce prime ministers who
a. led a particular faction of the party.
b. had no previous experience in government or party leadership positions.
c. were strongly associated with the outgoing prime minister.
d. were essentially chosen by the consensus of the leaders of various party factions and thus essentially everyone's second choice.
e. were adept at manipulating public opinion.
Q. 4By January 10, the governor must submit a _____.
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Q. 5The average tenure in office of prime ministers in postwar Japan has been
a. less than one year.
b. just over two years.
c. just over four years.
d. about six years.
e. about eight years.
Q. 6The first governor in recent times to appoint numerous ethnic minorities and women was _____.
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