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WorksheetsDo you know the Knesset?
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 34mins
Who is the current president of Israel?
Reuven Rivlin
Benjamin Netanyahu
Ariel Sharon
Rabbi Wilk
Who is the current prime minister of Israel?
Reuven Rivlin
Benjamin Netanyahu
Ariel Sharon
Rabbi Wilk
Which office holds executive power in Israel?
President
Secretary General
Head of the IDF
Prime Minister
What is the legislative branch of Israel's government called?
National Assembly
Congress
Knesset
Diet
How many seats does the Knesset have?
535
300
120
4
Who is the only female to serve as Prime Minister of Israel?
Tzipi Livni
Emmy Noether
Gal Gadot
Golda Meir
How many people have served as Prime Minister of Israel more than once?
Two
Five
Trick Question: No one has served as Prime Minister more than once.
Ten
In what city would you find the Knesset?
Tel Aviv
Acre
Haifa
Jerusalem
Who was the first prime minister of Israel?
Benjamin Netanyahu
David Ben-Gurion
Moshe Sharett
Levi Eshkol
What type of electoral system does Israel have?
Proportional representation
Primary elections
Plurality system
Majoritarian system
How many different prime ministers has Israel had in its history?
Twelve
Twenty
Four
Fourteen
Seats in the Knesset are awarded through proportional representation. What does that mean?
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.
Whichever political party wins the most votes gets ALL of the seats in the Knesset.
Seats in the Knesset are awarded to whichever party is the nicest. The nicer you are, the more seats you get.
Seats in the Knesset are hereditary and are passed down from father to son. Elections do not matter.
True or False: The governments of Israel and the United States are both types of democracy.
True
False
What is the MINIMUM age of a voter in both the United States and Israel?
21 years old
16 years old
18 years old
25 years old
Which phrase best describes the concept of "separation of powers"?
The division of a national government into different branches, each with their own power and rights.
When a president is elected by the citizens of a country.
When all of the power of a national government is given to one person, usually a president or prime minister.
When Rabbi Wilk allows Rabbi Hazan to have a turn as DJ on a Friday.
How many total seats are in the Congress?
435
535
120
4
True or False: The prime minister of Israel is chosen directly by the voters.
True
False
