National political power is most concentrated in the capital city of Berlin.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Q. 2The ________ is the indirectly elected upper house of parliament.
A. Directory
B. National Assembly
C. Constitutional Council
D. Ancien Rgime
E. Snat
Q. 3Which of the following is true of policymaking process in France?
A. The government can force a vote on any piece of legislation that contains only the amendments approved by the government.
B. Only the president or the prime minister can refer a bill that has passed the legislature, to the Constitutional Council.
C. All amendments to a bill have to be introduced by the opposition.
D. The National Assembly cannot pass a resolution of no-confidence against the government during legislation of a bill.
E. Once a bill has been passed by the legislature, no further deliberation can be introduced on that bill.
Q. 4Which of the following is a consequence of decreasing the term of the president to 5 years in 2000?
A. It allows for the National Assembly to remove a sitting president based on a majority
vote.
B. It guarantees that no single political party can have a majority in the National
Assembly.
C. It makes the prime minister more politically powerful than the president of France.
D. It increases the concentration of power in the hands of the French president.
E. It increases the political power of the judicial branch of government.
Q. 5Germany is divided into states (Lnder).
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Q. 6Which of the following is a condition under cohabitation?
A. The National Assembly has the power to choose the prime minister.
B. The prime minister represents France at the international level.
C. The president must control all of France's domestic affairs.
D. The political power of the government is concentrated in judicial branch in
cohabitation.
E. Major decisions of the French government must be put forth from the legislative
branch.
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