All 20 questions come from the text of the Constitution, and most mistakes fall on the same spots: similar numbers and words that change the meaning. Below are the most common confusions with the article reference.
Numbers that get confused
| What gets confused | The correct rule | Article |
|---|---|---|
| Term of the Seimas and the President | Seimas 4 years, President 5 years | 55, 78 |
| Age to run for the Seimas and for President | Seimas from 21 (since 2022), President from 40 | 56, 78 |
| Vote needed for a constitutional amendment | 2/3 of all Seimas members, two votes at least 3 months apart | 148 |
| Changing Article 1 | only by referendum, at least 3/4 of citizens with the right to vote | 148 |
| Changing the state borders | a treaty ratified by 4/5 of all Seimas members | 10 |
| Initiative to amend the Constitution | at least 1/4 of Seimas members or 300,000 voters | 147 |
| Referendum demanded by citizens | 300,000 voters | 9 |
| Citizens’ legislative initiative | 50,000 voters | 68 |
| The Seimas is deemed elected | when at least 3/5 of its members are elected | 55 |
| Constitutional Court | 9 judges for 9 years, one third renewed every 3 years | 103 |
| A detained person is brought before a court | within 48 hours | 20 |
| The President signs a law | within 10 days or returns it to the Seimas | 71 |
| Budget not approved | monthly spending at most 1/12 of last year’s | 132 |
| State of emergency | no longer than 6 months | 144 |
| A minister standing in for the Prime Minister | no longer than 60 days | 97 |
| Seimas sessions | spring from 10 March to 30 June, autumn from 10 September to 23 December | 64 |
The full table with every term, share and age is in the Numbers section, with a mark for the ones you have already learnt.
Trap words
- ne mažiau kaip (not less than) and ne daugiau kaip (not more than): one word flips the answer.
- negali (cannot) at the end of a long sentence: read the question to the end, in Lithuanian the negation often comes last.
- skiria (appoints), renka (elects), tvirtina (approves): the Seimas elects, the President appoints, but not always. Check the article.
- visų Seimo narių (of all Seimas members) and posėdyje dalyvaujančių (of those present): important decisions are counted from all 141.
- nutarimas (resolution), dekretas (presidential decree), įstatymas (law): three different acts of three different bodies.
- kadencija (term of office) and sesija (session): a term is counted in years, a session in months.
How to work on it
- Run the “Focus on numbers” mode in the trainer until you reach 90%.
- Learn the words listed above in the Terms section; each has an example from the text.
- In the mock exam, after every miss open the article from the link and read it in Lithuanian in full.