Government -Questions

Which branch of government is responsible for making and carrying out the laws in a parliamentary system of government?

• courts
• monarch
• president
• legislature

What is a leader of a parliamentary system often called?

• king
• president
• governor
• prime minister

Which BEST describes the two predominant forms of a democratic government ?

• dictatorship and republican
• presidential and dictatorship
• presidential and confederate
• parliamentary and presidential

The leader of a parliamentary  type of government is called the 

• dictator
• president
• prime minister
• prime negotiator

Who chooses the country's leader in a parliamentary form of government?

• monarch
• popular vote of the people
• decisions by the national courts
• the party with most representatives in legislature

Which BEST describes a head of state in a parliamentary  government system?

• person who has no role in government
• ceremonial figure without much actual power
• the most powerful person in the national government 
• one who can veto or cancel laws passed by the legislature

Which branch of government passes laws in a presidential system of government ?

• judicial 
• executive
• legislature
• bureaucracy

In a presidential system of government how is a president chosen?

• separately from the legislature
• by a decision of the national courts
• by a majority vote of the legislature
• By the political party with the most representatives in the legislature

What is the role of the president regarding the laws passed by the legislature?

• The president is suppose to enforce those laws
• The president can change the laws he does not like
• The president sends the laws to the states for approval 
• laws passed by the legislature do not have to go to the president for approval

What is one main difference between a president and a prime minister?

• A prime minister has more power than a president  
• A president has to be elected while a prime minister does not
• A prime minister does not belong to a particular political party,while a president always does
• President is separate from the legislature, while a prime minister answers directly to legislature