Parliaments of the World

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1. Which French philosopher is often considered as the father of the Trias Politica? Locke Rousseau Montesquieu Descartes

2. Who burned down the German parliamentary building, the Reichstag, on 27 February 1933? Albert Hein Jozsef Mindszenty Martin Bormann Marinus van der Lubbe

3. What is the parliament of Israel called? Shengo Torah Kenges Knesset

4. The Japanese parliament, the Diet, is composed of a House of Representatives and a ... House of Commons House of Councillors People's House Nothing else: the Japanese parliament is unicameral.

5. Which country has the Folketing as parliament? Finland Greenland Denmark Iceland

6. Which is the Russian Assembly? Kremlin Eduskunta Putsch Duma

7. The French parliament consists of two chambers, the Senat and the ... Assemblee Francaise Chambre du Peuple Versailles Assemblee Nationale

8. In which city is the South African parliament? Pretoria Bloemfontein Johannesburg Cape Town

9. Which country has the Storting as parliament? Denmark Iceland Norway Finland

10. The Spanish parliament, the Cortes, is composed of 2 chambers: the Senat and the Congress of ... Councillors Representatives Deputies Electorates

11. What is the parliament of Liechtenstein called? Bundestag Landtag Reichstag Liechtentag

12. Which country has the Eduskunta as parliament? Latvia Faroe Islands Lithuania Finland

13. What is the parliament of Ethiopia called? Eduskunta Shengo Ntango Haile Selassie

14. At what age are Japanese citizens eligible to vote? Answer: (It's not 18 nor 21)

15. Which country has the Riksdag as parliament? Liechtenstein Luxemburg Finland Sweden

16. The Mongolian parliament is composed of 2 chambers, namely: Upper Hural and Lower Hural Great Hural and Little Hural Big Hural and Small Hural Tall Hural and Short Hural

17. What is the parliament of the Republic of Ireland called? Eire Althing Dail Eireann Folketing Oireachtas

18. What is the Cuban parliament called? Congreso Nacional del Poder Popular Asamblea Ernesto Guevara Congreso Che Guevara Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular

19. What is the Chinese parliament called? Chinese People's Congress National People's Congress People's Assembly National Assembly

20. Which country has the Althing as its Assembly? Norway Republic of Ireland Iceland Denmark

21. The Albanian Assembly has 140 members, true or false? True False

22. What is the parliament of Kazakhstan called? Kenges Duma Shengo Kazakhst

23. Where does the European Parliament have its seat? The Hague Geneva Luxemburg Strasbourg

24. What is the Dutch parliament called? Tweede Kamer Raad van State Staten Generaal Senaat

25. In which city is the Dutch parliament? The Hague Rotterdam Amsterdam Utrecht