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Governments & Parliaments Quiz

Governments & Parliaments · Hard

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Governments and parliaments are the institutions that make laws, provide public services, and guide the development of a country. Understanding how they work helps us see how decis...

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In Switzerland, the two houses of the Federal Assembly occasionally meet together in a joint session for specific duties, most notably to do what?
- A. Amend the constitution
- B. Declare war
- C. Override a popular referendum
- D. Elect the Federal Council
What is the official name of the unicameral national parliament of the Pacific island nation of Samoa?
- A. The Maneaba
- B. The Fono
- C. The Nitijela
- D. The Parliament of the Chiefs
In the European Union, which institution acts as the essential "upper house" of the legislature, consisting of government ministers from each member state?
- A. The European Commission
- B. The European Council
- C. The Council of the European Union
- D. The European Assembly
What is the name of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, which serves as the national legislative body of Iran?
- A. The Knesset
- B. The Duma
- C. The Majlis
- D. The Shura Council
What is the official name of the unicameral national parliament of Mongolia?
- A. The National Diet
- B. The State Great Khural
- C. The Supreme Assembly
- D. The Federal Council
In the Northern Ireland Assembly, what specific mechanism requires certain controversial legislation to achieve support from both Unionist and Nationalist members to pass?
- A. The Good Friday Clause
- B. The Dual Mandate
- C. Cross-community vote
- D. The Protocol Veto
In the Senate of Canada, traditional partisan affiliations have shifted drastically since 2016, with the largest grouping now being what non-partisan organization?
- A. The Maple Leaf Coalition
- B. The Sovereign Council
- C. The Independent Senators Group
- D. The Citizens' Assembly
In a highly unusual political move, the Parliament of Senegal voted to completely abolish its Senate in 2012 primarily to do what?
- A. Punish political opponents
- B. Fund emergency flood relief
- C. Protest French colonial influence
- D. Centralize power in the military
What is the name of the traditional, open-air public assembly used in a few Swiss can'tons where citizens vote on laws by a show of hands?
- A. The Storting
- B. The Volksrat
- C. The Landsgemeinde
- D. The Ting
In 2012, the Parliament of Georgia controversially relocated its operations to a futuristic glass building in which city, before ultimately returning to the capital, Tbilisi, in 2019?
- A. Batumi
- B. Kutaisi
- C. Gori
- D. Rustavi
What is the collective name for the national parliament of the Republic of Ireland, comprising the President, Dil ireann, and Seanad ireann?
- A. The Tynwald
- B. The Storting
- C. The Oireachtas
- D. The Cortes
The executive branch of Switzerland is a seven-member directory that serves as the collective head of state. What is it called?
- A. The Supreme Directory
- B. The Cantonal Senate
- C. The Helvetic Assembly
- D. The Federal Council
Operating as a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark, Greenland possesses its own parliament known by what name?
- A. The Lgting
- B. The Inatsisartut
- C. The Storting
- D. The Eduskunta
Which scandal brought down UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's government?
- A. Cash for questions
- B. Profumo Affair
- C. Phone hacking
- D. MPs expenses
The German Bundestag utilizes a "constructive vote of no confidence," which means the parliament can only dismiss the Chancellor if they simultaneously do what?
- A. Pass a balanced budget
- B. Elect a successor with an absolute majority
- C. Dissolve the parliament
- D. Gain approval from the Constitutional Court
The House of Representatives, the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines, meets in a complex located in Quezon City known as what?
- A. The Malacaang Palace
- B. The Intramuros
- C. The Batasang Pambansa
- D. The Palacio del Gobernador
In the government of Taiwan, which unique branch serves as the supreme investigatory agency, acting as an ombudsman and auditing the other branches of government?
- A. The Examination Yuan
- B. The Control Yuan
- C. The Judicial Yuan
- D. The Legislative Yuan
In the French Parliament, what controversial constitutional tool allows the Prime Minister to force a bill's passage without a vote, unless the National Assembly passes a motion of no confidence?
- A. The Guillotine Clause
- B. The Presidential Override
- C. Article 49.3
- D. The De Gaulle Mandate
The architecturally striking National Parliament Building of Papua New Guinea was designed to resemble what traditional indigenous structure?
- A. A Maori Marae
- B. An Inuit Igloo
- C. A Bedouin Tent
- D. A Sepik Haus Tambaran
To ensure non-partisan expert voices are heard in the legislature, the Parliament of Singapore allows the President to appoint up to nine individuals known by what title?
- A. Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs)
- B. Independent Consultative Senators
- C. State Appointed Deputies
- D. Non-Constituency Representatives

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In Switzerland, the two houses of the Federal Assembly occasionally meet together in a joint session for specific duties, most notably to do what?

What is the official name of the unicameral national parliament of the Pacific island nation of Samoa?

In the European Union, which institution acts as the essential "upper house" of the legislature, consisting of government ministers from each member state?

What is the name of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, which serves as the national legislative body of Iran?

What is the official name of the unicameral national parliament of Mongolia?

In the Northern Ireland Assembly, what specific mechanism requires certain controversial legislation to achieve support from both Unionist and Nationalist members to pass?

In the Senate of Canada, traditional partisan affiliations have shifted drastically since 2016, with the largest grouping now being what non-partisan organization?

In a highly unusual political move, the Parliament of Senegal voted to completely abolish its Senate in 2012 primarily to do what?

What is the name of the traditional, open-air public assembly used in a few Swiss can'tons where citizens vote on laws by a show of hands?

In 2012, the Parliament of Georgia controversially relocated its operations to a futuristic glass building in which city, before ultimately returning to the capital, Tbilisi, in 2019?

What is the collective name for the national parliament of the Republic of Ireland, comprising the President, Dil ireann, and Seanad ireann?

The executive branch of Switzerland is a seven-member directory that serves as the collective head of state. What is it called?

Operating as a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark, Greenland possesses its own parliament known by what name?

Which scandal brought down UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's government?

The German Bundestag utilizes a "constructive vote of no confidence," which means the parliament can only dismiss the Chancellor if they simultaneously do what?

The House of Representatives, the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines, meets in a complex located in Quezon City known as what?

In the government of Taiwan, which unique branch serves as the supreme investigatory agency, acting as an ombudsman and auditing the other branches of government?

In the French Parliament, what controversial constitutional tool allows the Prime Minister to force a bill's passage without a vote, unless the National Assembly passes a motion of no confidence?

The architecturally striking National Parliament Building of Papua New Guinea was designed to resemble what traditional indigenous structure?

To ensure non-partisan expert voices are heard in the legislature, the Parliament of Singapore allows the President to appoint up to nine individuals known by what title?