6th Grade SS GC 3 a and b Government

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Based on the voting system described, which answer choice correctly describes Helmut's country?

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It is a parliamentary democracy.

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What is one of the key differences between parliamentary democracies and presidential democracies?

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The head of government has legislative power in a parliamentary democracy, but does not have legislative power in a presidential democracy.

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Which term correctly describes the government of the United Kingdom? Options: autocracy, democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy

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democracy

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What two branches are combined in a Parliamentary Democracy?

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Legislative Branch and Executive Branches

Front

In a Parliamentary Democracy, what two roles in the government are separate?

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Head of State/Government and Chief Executive

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In a Presidential Democracy, this person is the Head of State and Chief Executive

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President

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In this type of government, one person has unlimited power

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Autocratic/Dictatorship

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What type of government controlled the Soviet Union during the 1930s when Joseph Stalin directly controlled all affairs of state?

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an autocracy

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Since the early twentieth century, the prime minister of the United Kingdom's parliamentary democracy has been selected from which of these political groups? Options: the Cabinet, the House of Lords, the House of Commons, the British Royal Family

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the House of Commons

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Which answer choice correctly compares or contrasts the roles of citizens in the British and Russian governments?

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British citizens can vote for representatives in one house of their legislature; Russian citizens can vote for representatives in one house of their legislature and for their president.