Quiz Monkey
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Quiz Monkey |
| History |
| Government |
| Government: Other |
See also Government (UK), Government (USA).
| EU presidential term |
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6 months | ||
| Elections to the European Parliament: every |
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5 years | ||
| French Presidential term (up to 2002) |
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7 years | ||
| French Presidential term (after 2002) |
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5 years | ||
| Number of Euro constituencies in the UK (since 2014) |
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12 | ||
| Number of members elected from the UK to the European parliament (since 2014) |
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73 | ||
| Ruled by a duumvirate of the Bishop of Urgell (Spain) and the President of France |
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Andorra | ||
| Union of Germany and Austria, 1938 |
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Anschluss | ||
| The 26 sub–divisions of the Federal Republic of Switzerland |
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Cantons | ||
| East and West Germany (1945–90): words that preceded "Republic of" in their respective official (English) titles |
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East Germany |
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Democratic |
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West Germany |
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Federal | |
| Sub–division of a French region (equivalent of a county) |
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Department | ||
Chief magistrate who ruled the republics of Venice and Genoa (from c700 AD and from 1339, respectively,
up to 1797 in both)
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Doge | ||
| Parliamentary delaying tactics |
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Filibustering | ||
| Altering constituency boundaries to suit a particular candidate or party
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Gerrymandering | ||
| Head of state in Luxembourg |
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Grand Duke | ||
| Monarchy abolished 2006 after 238 years; republic established 2008 |
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Nepal | ||
| First country to give women the vote (1893) |
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New Zealand | ||
| Chief officer in a French Department |
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Prefect | ||
| Head of Government of an Australian state |
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Premier | ||
| The 22 constituent parts of the Republic of France |
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Regions | ||
| Day of the week on which French presidential elections normally take place |
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Sunday | ||
| Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland |
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Taoiseach (tee–shock) | ||
| Irish MP |
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TD (Teachta Dala) | ||
| First European country to have a Green Party (1973) |
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UK | ||
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