Current Calls to Amend the Constitution Have Focused on All

question 34

Multiple Choice

Current calls to amend the constitution have focused on all of the following EXCEPT

• A) revising Article 9 (the peace clause).
• B) directly electing the prime minister.
• C) devolving power to subnational governments.
• D) consolidating the number of subnational units of government.
• E) giving the power of judicial review to the Japanese Supreme Court.

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Definitions:

British Government

The central government of the United Kingdom, consisting of the monarch, the Parliament, and the executive, responsible for national policy and administration.

Boers

Descendants of the Dutch-speaking settlers of the Cape Colony in southern Africa during the 17th and 18th centuries, known for their role in the Boer Wars against British rule.

Republic of the Transvaal

A historical 19th-century Boer state in Southern Africa that gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1852 until its annexation after the Second Boer War.

Orange Free State

A historical Boer state in southern Africa that existed from 1854 to 1902, becoming a British colony thereafter.