European Governments

European Governments

Fill in the Blank

Fill in the blank: The biggest indicator of whether a system of government is autocratic or democratic is if the citizens can participate by exercising their right to ____________.

Multiple Select

In a presidential democracy the _______ elects the President. In a parliamentary democracy the ________ elects the Prime Minister.

• citizens, legislature

• dictator, citizens

• citizens, dictator

• legislature, citizens

The United Kingdom (UK) aka Britian aka England aka Great Britian

Government Info

Parliamentary System of the

United Kingdom

• Parliamentary Democracy: leader is elected through the legislature, not directly by the people

Legislature: Parliamentary System of the

United Kingdom

• Parliament is the lawmaking body of the United Kingdom Composed of the House of Lords and the House of Commons

  The monarch is also part of Parliament

UNITED KINGDOM PARLIMENT

House of Lords

In the past, these seats were passed down through wealthy families

Now, Lords are elected by the House or are appointed by the monarch

Have little power Can only make suggestions of ways to improve a bill that is on its way to becoming a law

Parliament: House of Commons

• Citizens elect these members 646 members total: 529 from England, 40 from Wales, 59 from Scotland, and 18 from Northern Ireland

• This branch controls the countries budget (lots of power)

• The leader of the political party with the most members becomes the Prime Minister Head of the government (chief executive) & runs the government on a day to day basis

Executive

Leadership

• Prime Minister is the chief executive with the MOST power

• Leader of the British Parliament, works with legislative branch

• The monarch is the official head of state (a symbol for the country)Duties are mostly ceremonial and role is restricted by the constitution of the United Kingdom.

Queen Elizabeth II

Prime Minister Boris Johnson

UK’s Citizen’s Role

• Citizens have personal freedoms like those in the U.S. All citizens are treated equally and have the right to worship as they choose

• British citizens have freedom of speech, right to a fair trial, the right to own property, and the right to security

• Citizens do elect representatives

Multiple Choice

_________ in another name for the king or queen.

• Supreme
• Monarch
• Dictator
• To

Multiple Choice

In a parliamentary democracy, the citizens directly elect the executive leader of the government.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following types of governments is characterized as the citizens having the power?

• autocracy

• democracy

• oligarchy

• anarchy

Germany

Government

Federal System of Germany

• Parliamentary Democracy: leader is elected through the legislature, not directly by the people

Parliamentary System of Germany

• Germany’s parliament is composed of two houses: the Bundestag and the Bundesrat

Parliament: Bundestag

Has the most power

Citizens of each German state elect its members

Members of this house elect the Chancellor (chief executive of Germany)

Parliament: Bundesrat

Represents the interests of the state governments

Each state government selects representatives for this house

The 16 states each have differing numbers of representatives, depending on their population

Mainly concerned with laws that affect states, such as education and local government issues

Executive

Leadership: Germany’s Leadership

• Chancellor is the chief executive with the MOST power

• The president is the official head of state (a symbol for the country)

• Duties are mostly ceremonial

• Representatives of the legislature and representatives of the states choose the president

Chancellor Angela Merkel

Germany’s Citizen’s role

• Citizens have same basic freedoms like those in the United Kingdom

• Freedom of speech, right to a fair trial, the right to own property, and the right to security

• Citizens do not directly elect the leaders (only the Bundestag)

Multiple Choice

In Germany, the head of government is the chancellor. The position of chancellor is very much like the position of ___ in the United Kingdom.

• queen

• president

• prime minister

• chief of staff

Multiple Choice

Which of these European countries had a government in the 1930s and early 1940s that was autocratic?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Russia

Government

Federal System of Russian Federation

• Presidential Democracy: leader is directly elected by the people

Legislature: Russian Federal Assembly

• Russia’s legislature is called the Federal Assembly and is divided into two parts: the Federation Council and the State Duma

Executive Leadership: Russia’s Leadership

• President is the chief executive with the MOST power

• Elected by the people (presidential democracy)

• Can disband the legislature

• President also selects a Prime Minister who helps in the day-to-day running of the government

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russia’s Citizen’s role

• Russia’s constitution guarantees human and civil rights for its citizens

• All people are equal and have the right to life and dignity, freedom of speech, and the right to privacy

• Citizens directly elect the leader

Multiple Choice

Both the United Kingdom and Germany can be said to have a ____ system of government.

• monarchy

• presidential democracy

• totalitarian

• parliamentary democracy

Multiple Choice

In a parliamentary democracy, the citizens directly elect the executive leader of the government.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Chancellor is the official title of the chief executive of what country?

• Germany

• Russia

• United Kingdom

• Ukraine

Multiple Choice

Federal Council and the State Duma are the legislative houses of what country?

• Germany

• Poland

• Russia

• United Kingdom

Multiple Choice

The House of Commons and House of Lords are the the legislative houses of which of the following nations?

• Germany

• Russia

• United Kingdom

• United Arab Emirates

Multiple Choice

The Bundestag and Bundesrat is the legislature of which of the following countries?

• United Kingdom

• Russia

• Germany

• Italy

Multiple Choice

A legislature that is bicameral has ____ legislative houses.

• one

• two

• three

• four