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Do you know the Knesset?

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the current president of Israel?

a)

Reuven Rivlin

b)

Benjamin Netanyahu

c)

Ariel Sharon

d)

Rabbi Wilk

2.

Who is the current prime minister of Israel?

a)

Reuven Rivlin

b)

Benjamin Netanyahu

c)

Ariel Sharon

d)

Rabbi Wilk

3.

Which office holds executive power in Israel?

a)

President

b)

Secretary General

c)

Head of the IDF

d)

Prime Minister

4.

What is the legislative branch of Israel's government called?

a)

National Assembly

b)

Congress

c)

Knesset

d)

Diet

5.

How many seats does the Knesset have?

a)

535

b)

300

c)

120

d)

4

6.

Who is the only female to serve as Prime Minister of Israel?

a)

Tzipi Livni

b)

Emmy Noether

c)

Gal Gadot

d)

Golda Meir

7.

How many people have served as Prime Minister of Israel more than once?

a)

Two

b)

Five

c)

Trick Question: No one has served as Prime Minister more than once.

d)

Ten

8.

In what city would you find the Knesset?

a)

Tel Aviv

b)

Acre

c)

Haifa

d)

Jerusalem

9.

Who was the first prime minister of Israel?

a)

Benjamin Netanyahu

b)

David Ben-Gurion

c)

Moshe Sharett

d)

Levi Eshkol

10.

What type of electoral system does Israel have?

a)

Proportional representation

b)

Primary elections

c)

Plurality system

d)

Majoritarian system

11.

How many different prime ministers has Israel had in its history?

a)

Twelve

b)

Twenty

c)

Four

d)

Fourteen

12.

Seats in the Knesset are awarded through proportional representation. What does that mean?

a)

A political party gains seats according to the percentage of the vote it wins. Ex: If Party A wins 40% of the vote, it is awarded 40% of the seats in the Knesset.

b)

Whichever political party wins the most votes gets ALL of the seats in the Knesset.

c)

Seats in the Knesset are awarded to whichever party is the nicest. The nicer you are, the more seats you get.

d)

Seats in the Knesset are hereditary and are passed down from father to son. Elections do not matter.

13.

True or False: The governments of Israel and the United States are both types of democracy.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is the MINIMUM age of a voter in both the United States and Israel?

a)

21 years old

b)

16 years old

c)

18 years old

d)

25 years old

15.

Which phrase best describes the concept of "separation of powers"?

a)

The division of a national government into different branches, each with their own power and rights.

b)

When a president is elected by the citizens of a country.

c)

When all of the power of a national government is given to one person, usually a president or prime minister.

d)

When Rabbi Wilk allows Rabbi Hazan to have a turn as DJ on a Friday.

16.

How many total seats are in the Congress?

a)

435

b)

535

c)

120

d)

4

17.

True or False: The prime minister of Israel is chosen directly by the voters.

a)

True

b)

False