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100
This name identify a member of the British cabinet.
minister
100
In Japan's National Diet, politicians seek to reach_____, or broad agreements, on issues, placing great emphasis on avoiding confrontation.
consensus
100
In Mexico, a person with Spanish and Native American ancestry is referred to as______.
mestizo
100
Soviet dictator Josef Stalin resorted to_____in an attempt to rid his country of rivals and dissent.
purge
100
In 1966, Mao's young, dedicated Red Guards attacked and bullied teachers, intellectuals, and anyone else who did not support the revolution in this.
The Cultural Revolution.
200
Where it exists in industrialized democracies today, the tradition of hereditary rule, or_______, is largely ceremonial.
monarchy.
200
Japan has 47______, the political subdivisions into which the country is divided.
prefectures
200
In 1938, President Cardenas of Mexico oversaw the______ of all United States oil companies in his country, acquiring them for public use.
nationalization
200
The policy of openness under which the Soviet government increased toleration of dissent and freedom of expression.
glasnost
200
This is the date that China's current constitution was adopted.
December 4, 1982
300
In Great Britain, the process of_______ allowed some political authority to be passed from the central government to regional governments.
devolution
300
The current prime minister of Japan.
Naota Kan
300
The______removed trade restrictions among the United States, Canada, and Mexico, which increased cross-border trade.
North American Free Trade Agreement
300
Leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Vladimir Lenin
300
In 1997, the British returned this prosperous island to the Chinese.
Hong Kong
400
This parliamentary body serves as a forum of discussion and serves as the final court of appeals in both civil and criminal cases.
House of Lords
400
On what date was Japan's constitution adopted?
May 3, 1947
400
The current president of Mexico.
Felipe Calderon
400
Current prime minister of the Russian Federation.
Vladimir Putin
400
What are the two branches of China's legislative branch?
Unicameral National, People's Congress
500
What was the last time period that Britain's last coalition government served?
During World War II, from 1940-1945.
500
This triggers a general election at which the voters fill all 480 seats in the lower house.
dissolution.
500
The political party of Mexico's current president.
National Action Party (PAN)
500
What does USSR stand for?
the Union of the Soviet Socialists Republics.
500
This 1989 event caused many people to question humans rights policies of China.
Tiananmen Square.
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