SE Asia Government

In a unitary government system, most of the power is in the hands of the

• individual voters
• local governments
• central government
• central and local governments

In a federal system, power is 

• shared by the national and local governments
• given to independent states/countries
• held by the central authority only
• given to the people who can directly vote for their leader

In a republic...

• people are denied personal freedoms like freedom of speech.
• people do not have any voting rights.
• people vote for representative to represent them in the government.
• people directly vote for every piece of legislation for the country.

Are India and Japan republics?

• yes
• no

How might one argue that "The People's Republic of China" is not truly a republic?

• because the citizens do NOT enjoy any voting privileges.
• because the citizens can ONLY vote for pre-approved candidates from the communist party.
• because the citizens have historically been able to have personal freedoms.
• because the premier holds all of the government decision making power.  

How can China be classified as an oligarchy?

• because the premier holds all of the power.
• because the people get to directly vote for the premier.
• because the power is divided between the central and local governments.
• because the true power lies in the hands of the Communist party. 

How is Japan a constitutional monarchy?

• The king controls the laws written into the constitution.
• The emperor writes the formal constitution.
• The emperor is the head of state who must follow the laws written into the constitution.
• The dictator takes power by force and can change the constitution whenever he or she pleases.

Japan is 

• a republic
• a constitutional monarchy
• a parliamentary democracy
• all of the above

China: Unitary :: India: __________

• Unitary
• Confederate
• Democratic
• Federal

India is a federal power. Which statement below relates to this fact?

• The central or national government holds all of the power.
• Power is held among the local or state governments. 
• The central and local governments share power.
• The people get to vote for legislators.