Question 1

Nigeria was of particular interest to Great Britain because of its:

Accepted Answer

A)  slave trade. 
B)  gold resources. 
C)  spice trade. 
D)  trade routes. 
A)  slave trade. 
B)  gold resources. 
C)  spice trade. 
D)  trade routes. A

Question 2

For administrative ease, in Nigeria, the British government grouped together three distinct tribal regions into one area, now called Lagos.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

In 1982, the current constitution of the Peoples Republic of China was abolished.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

China has always maintained a central government ostensibly controlling the regions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Since gaining independence from Britain in 1960, Nigeria has progressed through three separate republics and is currently in the fourth republic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The literacy rate of Saudi Arabia is greater than the literacy rate of China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In France, the executive branch can in many cases:

Accepted Answer

A)  be controlled by the legislature. 
B)  both legislate and carry out the laws. 
C)  weaken itself even further when a crisis occurs. 
D)  decide to give authority to a four-person panel. 
A)  be controlled by the legislature. 
B)  both legislate and carry out the laws. 
C)  weaken itself even further when a crisis occurs. 
D)  decide to give authority to a four-person panel.

Question 8

In Saudi Arabia, the country's oil revenues constitute more than 75 percent of its annual budget.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The third branch of the Chinese government, the State Council, consists of about thirty-five to fifty members who are heads of various national and local government agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In 2000, Vladimir Putin was elected president of Russia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What are the key features of the government of China? How does Chinese governmental history differ from Western governmental history? Is there evidence that the Chinese government may change?

Accepted Answer

Chinese governmental history goes back t

Question 12

Ever since France was defeated in the Franco-Prussian War
(1871), France has had a:

Accepted Answer

A)  autocratic system. 
B)  dictatorship. 
C)  democratic republic. 
D)  monarchy. 
A)  autocratic system. 
B)  dictatorship. 
C)  democratic republic. 
D)  monarchy.

Question 13

The governments of republics of the former Soviet Union:

Accepted Answer

A)  established themselves as independent states following the fall of the USSR. 
B)  have largely renounced their common ties. 
C)  have remained politically uninvolved with the Russian Federation. 
D)  are no longer within the Russian sphere of influence. 
A)  established themselves as independent states following the fall of the USSR. 
B)  have largely renounced their common ties. 
C)  have remained politically uninvolved with the Russian Federation. 
D)  are no longer within the Russian sphere of influence.

Question 14

The population of France is larger than the population of China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Prior to its 1960 independence, Nigeria was a protectorate of which country?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States. 
B)  The Soviet Union. 
C)  Holland. 
D)  Great Britain. 
A)  The United States. 
B)  The Soviet Union. 
C)  Holland. 
D)  Great Britain.

Question 16

The Bolsheviks took over the Russian government in 1917 under the leadership of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Joseph Stalin. 
B)  Czar Nicholas II. 
C)  Vladimir Lenin. 
D)  Boris Yeltsin. 
A)  Joseph Stalin. 
B)  Czar Nicholas II. 
C)  Vladimir Lenin. 
D)  Boris Yeltsin.

Question 17

The executive branch of the French government has:

Accepted Answer

A)  one leader. 
B)  three leaders. 
C)  two leaders. 
D)  a ruling committee for leadership. 
A)  one leader. 
B)  three leaders. 
C)  two leaders. 
D)  a ruling committee for leadership.

Question 18

What are the key features of the French government? How is government power divided in France?

Accepted Answer

The French government is based on a writ

Question 19

The current system of French government developed because the monarchy had become nonresponsive to the emerging middle class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In 1932, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was created by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ibn Saud. 
B)  a democratic election. 
C)  King Faisal. 
D)  Prince Fahd. 
A)  Ibn Saud. 
B)  a democratic election. 
C)  King Faisal. 
D)  Prince Fahd.

Exam 15: Governments of the World

Nigeria was of particular interest to Great Britain because of its:

For administrative ease, in Nigeria, the British government grouped together three distinct tribal regions into one area, now called Lagos.

In 1982, the current constitution of the Peoples Republic of China was abolished.

China has always maintained a central government ostensibly controlling the regions.

Since gaining independence from Britain in 1960, Nigeria has progressed through three separate republics and is currently in the fourth republic.

The literacy rate of Saudi Arabia is greater than the literacy rate of China.

In France, the executive branch can in many cases:

In Saudi Arabia, the country's oil revenues constitute more than 75 percent of its annual budget.

The third branch of the Chinese government, the State Council, consists of about thirty-five to fifty members who are heads of various national and local government agencies.

In 2000, Vladimir Putin was elected president of Russia.

What are the key features of the government of China? How does Chinese governmental history differ from Western governmental history? Is there evidence that the Chinese government may change?

Ever since France was defeated in the Franco-Prussian War (1871), France has had a:

The governments of republics of the former Soviet Union:

The population of France is larger than the population of China.

Prior to its 1960 independence, Nigeria was a protectorate of which country?

The Bolsheviks took over the Russian government in 1917 under the leadership of:

The executive branch of the French government has:

What are the key features of the French government? How is government power divided in France?

The current system of French government developed because the monarchy had become nonresponsive to the emerging middle class.

In 1932, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was created by:

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