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Political trivia quiz questions complete with the answers.What was the racial segregation policy practiced by South
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voting? Which word, meaning "I forbid" in Latin, means the right to prevent a
law being enacted or an action being taken? What collective name is given to the first ten amendments to the US
constitution? What is the collective name of the international agreements signed by
all the member states of the European Community? In which year did Mikhail Gorbachev resign as Soviet president? Which political commentator has presented both Weekend World and A
Week in Politics? How many countries are there in the British Commonwealth? What is the Irish house of representatives called? What word for unthinking patriotism is derived from the name of one
of Napoleon's admirers?
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