AJC Quiz Israeli Politics, July 23, 2008

Israeli Politics

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Answer the following questions.
Question 1: Who is the president of Israel?*
Question 2: After the 2006 election, Kadima became the largest party in the 120-seat Knesset. How many seats did Kadima hold? *
Question 3: What is the President of Israel authorized to do?*
Question 4: Dalia Itzik is the first woman to serve in her current position. What is it?*
Question 5: How are Israel’s Basic Laws established?*
Question 6: In a parliamentary system, a party must earn a minimum percentage of the vote to gain seats. In Norway, it is 4%. In Turkey, 10%. In, Latvia, 5%. What is it in Israel?*
Question 7: Which national political figure was formerly the mayor of Sderot?*
Question 8: One past Israeli election is often called “the revolution.” When was it, and what happened?*
Question 9: On June 30, 2008, the Knesset passed a law requiring a national referendum or a two-thirds majority of parliament in order to do what?*
Question 10: Benjamin Netanyahu was the first Israeli prime minister to do what?*
Bonus: In the 2006 parliamentary elections, what party draws its most substantial base of support from immigrants from the former Soviet Union?*
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