Everyday Vocabulary Government Test

(Please note: The following questions are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)

GOVERNMENT

In most countries, except __1__ states there are several different political parties.

The one with the __2__ of seats normally forms the government and the parties which are against the government are called the __3__.

The one with the __2__ of seats normally forms the government and the parties which are against the government are called the __3__.

Sometimes no single party wins enough seats, and several parties must combine together in a __4__ to form a government.

The principal ministers in the government form a group called the __5__.

The leader of this group, and of the government, is the __6__.

A socialist or communist party is often described as __7__.

A conservative party, on the other hand, is usually said to be __8__.

Political situations are always changing. Sometimes in a party or between two parties, there is a big argument or deep difference of opinion. This is called a(an) __9__.

When, on the other hand, two parties work together, this is sometimes called an __10__.