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Key Facts: VMBO GL/TL Geschiedenis Exam

120 min

CE duration for GL/TL geschiedenis paper CSE

Examenblad geschiedenis en staatsinrichting vmbo gl en tl 2026 (13:30–15:30)

22 May 2026

CSE 1e tijdvak geschiedenis GL/TL

Examenblad / examenrooster 2026

17 Jun 2026

CSE 2e tijdvak geschiedenis GL/TL

Examenblad geschiedenis en staatsinrichting vmbo gl en tl 2026

Paper only

CE form (not Facet bb-flex)

Vakspecifieke informatie geschiedenis vmbo gl/tl 2026

GS/K/3–5–10 + V/8–V/9

Paper CE exameneenheden (GT)

Syllabus geschiedenis en staatsinrichting vmbo 2026 §3.1

≥3 kerndelen

Minimum SE kerndelen (school choice)

Syllabus GT CE/SE table NB1

≥5.5

Typical subject pass on 1–10 scale

Dutch VO grading practice

N-term

CE points → grade conversion

Examenblad omzettingstabel / CSE normering

Dutch

Official CE language (officialLanguages: nl)

CvTE / Examenblad VO practice

100

Free English MCQ study items on this page

OpenExamPrep study adaptation

Official VMBO GL/TL Geschiedenis en staatsinrichting 2026 is CE (120-minute paper CSE: 22 May and 17 Jun 2026, open/short answers + N-term) plus school SE (≥3 kerndelen) — not pure MCQ. These 100 English MCQs are a study adaptation aligned to CvTE/Examenblad 2026 GT CE units on staatsinrichting (constitution, parliament, monarchy, elections), historisch overzicht periods, and GS/V/8–V/9 verrijking.

Sample VMBO GL/TL Geschiedenis Practice Questions

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1In Dutch staatsinrichting, what does a monarchie mean?

A.A state with no head of state at all

B.A form of government in which a king or queen is head of state

C.A system where the army elects the prime minister every year

D.A republic where citizens vote for a president only

Explanation: A monarchie has a monarch (king/queen) as staatshoofd. The Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy: the monarch’s role is limited by the grondwet and ministers.

2What is the main difference between a democratie and a dictatuur?

A.In a democracy citizens can influence government through free elections; in a dictatorship power is concentrated and political freedom is suppressed

B.A dictatorship always has a king; a democracy never has laws

C.Democracy means only one party is allowed; dictatorship means many parties

D.Dictatorships always use proportional representation; democracies ban parties

Explanation: Democratie implies free elections and political rights; dictatuur concentrates power and restricts opposition, elections, and free expression — a contrast the GL/TL syllabus requires candidates to recognise.

3What is the Dutch Grondwet?

A.A school textbook published each year by Cito

B.The constitution: the fundamental law that organises the state and protects key rights

C.A coalition agreement signed only by opposition parties

D.A municipal parking ordinance for The Hague

Explanation: The Grondwet is the constitution. It sets the state’s organisation and lists grondrechten. Candidates must recognise it as a core staatsinrichting concept.

4Scheiding der machten separates which three powers?

A.Wetgevende, uitvoerende and rechterlijke macht (legislative, executive, judicial)

B.Only police, army and navy

C.Only monarchy, church and press

D.Only EU, UN and NATO

Explanation: The syllabus lists separation between wetgevende, uitvoerende and rechterlijke macht as a key feature of Dutch staatsinrichting / rechtsstaat thinking.

5Which body mainly exercises wetgevende macht together with the government in the Netherlands?

A.The Staten-Generaal (Eerste and Tweede Kamer)

B.The Tweede Kamer on its own, without the Eerste Kamer

C.The Raad van State, which advises on draft bills

D.The Hoge Raad, which rules on how laws are applied

Explanation: Parliament (Staten-Generaal: Tweede Kamer and Eerste Kamer) shares law-making with the government. Courts apply/interpret law; they are not the primary legislature.

6Which special rights do BOTH the Eerste Kamer and Tweede Kamer have according to the GL/TL syllabus?

A.Recht van begroting and recht van enquête

B.Only the right to mint coins without parliament

C.Only initiatiefrecht and amendementsrecht exclusive to both equally

D.Only the right to declare war without ministers

Explanation: Both chambers share begrotingsrecht and enquêterrecht. Initiatief and amendement are Tweede Kamer special rights — a GS/K/5 contrast GL/TL candidates must master for the paper CSE.

7Which rights belong especially to the Tweede Kamer (not both chambers)?

A.Recht van initiatief and recht van amendement

B.Only recht van begroting

C.Only the power to crown the monarch

D.Only the right to ban all newspapers

Explanation: The Tweede Kamer can propose bills (initiatief) and amend bills (amendement). Both chambers share begroting and enquête.

8In a coalitie government, what are coalitiepartijen?

A.Parties that form and support the government after elections

B.Parties that refuse to sit in the Tweede Kamer

C.Only illegal parties banned by Article 1

D.Municipal sports federations only

Explanation: After elections, parties that agree to govern together are coalitiepartijen; parties outside that deal form the oppositie.

9What are oppositiepartijen in the Dutch parliament?

A.Parties in the Staten-Generaal that are not part of the governing coalition

B.The parties that signed the regeerakkoord and supply the ministers

C.The parties that won no seats at all in the elections

D.Any members of the Eerste Kamer who vote against a bill

Explanation: Opposition parties criticise and control the government from outside the coalition while holding seats in Parliament.

10Which sequence best matches the GL/TL syllabus path from bill to law?

A.Minister proposes → Tweede Kamer (with its rights) → Eerste Kamer (with its rights) → law

B.Only a mayor signs a bill into national law alone

C.Only the EU Parliament skips Dutch chambers

D.Only newspapers publish laws without Parliament

Explanation: Syllabus: minister/voorstel → Tweede Kamer with its rights → Eerste Kamer with its rights. That is the core national path candidates must recognise.

About the VMBO GL/TL Geschiedenis Exam

VMBO GL/TL Geschiedenis en staatsinrichting is a Dutch secondary history-and-civics exam for the gemengde and theoretische leerwegen under CvTE rules, catalogued on Examenblad.nl. The Syllabus geschiedenis en staatsinrichting vmbo 2026 (Versie 2; no content changes vs 2025) places GT CE on GS/K/3, GS/K/5 and GS/K/10 plus verrijking GS/V/8 and GS/V/9 — Dutch constitutional/parliamentary concepts and the historical overview from about 1848/1900 through the post-Cold War period, with italicised GL/TL-only depth versus KB. Unlike BB/KB Facet flex, the GL/TL CE is paper only in fixed tijdvakken (120 min). Official CE language is Dutch; this practice bank is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation covering those CE concepts (Dutch terms retained).

Assessment

Eindexamen = CE + SE. CE (Dutch, paper CSE in national tijdvakken): GS/K/3 Leervaardigheden, GS/K/5 Staatsinrichting van Nederland, GS/K/10 Historisch overzicht vanaf 1900, GS/V/8 Vaardigheden in samenhang, GS/V/9 Verrijkingsdeel historisch overzicht vanaf 1900. SE: GS/K/1–K/2 plus at least three kerndelen from GS/K/4, K/6–K/9, K/11 (school choice); may also revisit CE units. Grades on the Dutch 1–10 cijfer scale; eindcijfer typically averages SE and CE; CE points converted via N-term.

Time Limit

CE: 120 minutes paper CSE for GL/TL geschiedenis en staatsinrichting. 1e tijdvak 2026: Friday 22 May 2026, 13:30–15:30. 2e tijdvak 2026: Wednesday 17 June 2026, 13:30–15:30. Vakspecifieke informatie: paper only (not Facet). SE duration and forms follow each school’s PTA.

Passing Score

Dutch grading scale 1–10; a subject is typically passed at ≥5.5. When both CE and SE apply, the final subject grade is the average of CE and SE. CE points are converted via the published N-term table for the paper CSE series.

Exam Fee

No separate published per-subject fee for regular secondary-school VMBO GL/TL candidates (publicly funded). Do not treat DUO Staatsexamen subject fees as the school CE fee; those fees apply only to independent DUO Staatsexamen candidates. (College voor Toetsen en Examens (CvTE); catalogue and documents on Examenblad.nl)

VMBO GL/TL Geschiedenis Exam Content Outline

CE GS/K/5

Staatsinrichting basics

Monarchie/republiek, democratie/dictatuur, grondwet, separation of powers, Kamer rights, elections, classical vs social grondrechten, Article 1.

CE GS/K/5

1848–1919 constitutional timeline

1848 Thorbecke reforms, ministerial responsibility, censuskiesrecht, emancipation parties, 1917 men’s suffrage/PR, 1919 women’s active suffrage.

CE GS/K/10

WWI & Interbellum

Dutch neutrality 1914–1918; Versailles; crisis 1929; Nazi dictatorship; Colijn/Mussert context.

CE GS/K/10

WWII occupation

May 1940 invasion, NSB, persecution, resistance/collaboration, liberation 5 May 1945, Wilhelmina in exile.

CE GS/K/10 / GS/V/9

1945–present overview

Cold War blocs, welfare state, 1983 social rights, European cooperation, euro 2002, post-1990 order (GT jaartal 1993).

CE GS/K/3 / GS/V/8

Leervaardigheden & samenhang

Historical question types, source usefulness, chronology, continuity/change, and linking periods with staatsinrichting concepts.

How to Pass the VMBO GL/TL Geschiedenis Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Dutch grading scale 1–10; a subject is typically passed at ≥5.5. When both CE and SE apply, the final subject grade is the average of CE and SE. CE points are converted via the published N-term table for the paper CSE series.
Assessment: Eindexamen = CE + SE. CE (Dutch, paper CSE in national tijdvakken): GS/K/3 Leervaardigheden, GS/K/5 Staatsinrichting van Nederland, GS/K/10 Historisch overzicht vanaf 1900, GS/V/8 Vaardigheden in samenhang, GS/V/9 Verrijkingsdeel historisch overzicht vanaf 1900. SE: GS/K/1–K/2 plus at least three kerndelen from GS/K/4, K/6–K/9, K/11 (school choice); may also revisit CE units. Grades on the Dutch 1–10 cijfer scale; eindcijfer typically averages SE and CE; CE points converted via N-term.
Time limit: CE: 120 minutes paper CSE for GL/TL geschiedenis en staatsinrichting. 1e tijdvak 2026: Friday 22 May 2026, 13:30–15:30. 2e tijdvak 2026: Wednesday 17 June 2026, 13:30–15:30. Vakspecifieke informatie: paper only (not Facet). SE duration and forms follow each school’s PTA.
Exam fee: No separate published per-subject fee for regular secondary-school VMBO GL/TL candidates (publicly funded). Do not treat DUO Staatsexamen subject fees as the school CE fee; those fees apply only to independent DUO Staatsexamen candidates.

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VMBO GL/TL Geschiedenis Study Tips from Top Performers

1Prioritise CE units GS/K/5, GS/K/10, GS/V/8 and GS/V/9; treat SE kerndelen as school-chosen depth (≥3), not a substitute for CE chronology and staatsinrichting concepts.

2Build a single timeline: 1848 → 1917/1919 suffrage → WWI neutrality → crisis/Nazis → 1940–45 occupation → Cold War/welfare state → 1983 social rights → 1993/euro 2002.

3Memorise Kamer rights: both chambers begroting and enquête; only Tweede Kamer initiatief and amendement.

4Distinguish classical grondrechten (protection against the state) from sociale grondrechten (protection by the state).

5Practise GS/V/8 samenhang: connect a bron to both a period fact and a staatsinrichting concept in one answer chain.

6Use these English MCQs for concept drill, then switch to Dutch past CSE papers on Examenblad for authentic wording and 120-minute timing.

7Check vakspecifieke informatie and the examenrooster each year for paper rules, secrecy rules and hulpmiddelen.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Netherlands VMBO GL/TL Geschiedenis en staatsinrichting?

It is the VMBO gemengde/theoretische leerweg history-and-civics eindexamen subject under CvTE, with documents on Examenblad.nl. For 2026 the CE exameneenheden for GT are GS/K/3 Leervaardigheden, GS/K/5 Staatsinrichting van Nederland, GS/K/10 Historisch overzicht vanaf 1900, plus GS/V/8 Vaardigheden in samenhang and GS/V/9 Verrijkingsdeel historisch overzicht vanaf 1900.

Is the official Centraal Examen multiple-choice?

No. The official CE is a paper CSE with open and short-answer style items (often with bronnen) scored with a correctievoorschrift and converted using the N-term omzettingstabel. This page’s 100 questions are an English-language MCQ study adaptation for concept practice, not an official CSE simulation.

When and how long is the 2026 VMBO GL/TL Geschiedenis CE?

1e tijdvak: Friday 22 May 2026, 13:30–15:30 (120 minutes). 2e tijdvak: Wednesday 17 June 2026, 13:30–15:30 (120 minutes). Vakspecifieke informatie states the exam is paper only — not a Facet flex exam like BB/KB.

What score do I need to pass?

Dutch secondary grades use a 1–10 scale; a subject is typically passed at 5.5 or higher. When both CE and SE apply, the final subject grade is normally their average. CE raw scores are converted via the paper CSE N-term table published on Examenblad.

How much does the exam cost for school candidates?

Regular secondary-school VMBO GL/TL candidates do not pay a separate published per-subject CE fee; schooling is publicly funded. DUO Staatsexamen subject fees apply only to independent Staatsexamen candidates and should not be cited as the school exam fee.

How does GL/TL geschiedenis differ from BB geschiedenis?

GL/TL uses a fixed paper CSE of 120 minutes in national tijdvakken. BB uses a 60-minute flexible digital Facet (bb-flex) exam. GL/TL CE also includes GT verrijking GS/V/8 and GS/V/9, and SE requires at least three kerndelen (BB SE requires at least two).

Which syllabus should I use for 2026?

Use the Syllabus geschiedenis en staatsinrichting vmbo 2026 (CvTE) GT section and the examenprogramma (vanaf CE 2018) linked from the Examenblad subject page. Vakspecifieke informatie states the 2026 syllabus has no content changes versus 2025, and that Facet is not used — the CE is paper only.

Are these practice questions in Dutch like the official exam?

No. The official CE language is Dutch. These 100 items are an English-language MCQ study adaptation that keeps key Dutch terms (grondwet, Tweede Kamer, kiesrecht, verzorgingsstaat) where useful for later Dutch CSE practice.

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