Government Vocabulary - all units

What impact does an autocratic government have on freedom of speech?

• it is protected by the government as a civil right

• it is guaranteed in the government's constitution

• it is censored and controlled by the government

• it is encouraged by the government

In which type of government are citizens MOST likely to choose their representatives?

• Dictatorship

• Monotheistic

• Democracy

• Monarchy

In your country, the legislative branch has just elected a new prime minister. Which form of government do you have?

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

Because Russia and the Mexico are both presidential democracies, how do they determine their leaders?

• The citizens vote on legislature, then members of the legislature select the leader.

• The citizens do not get to choose the leaders.

• The leaders are passed down through generations.

• The citizens directly vote on the leaders in both countries.

Who is the Head of Government (executive) in a Presidential Democracy?

• Prime Minister

• Dictator

• President

• Monarch

Kim Jung Un of North Korea, is a leader with absolute power to run the country. No one is allowed to protest the government. Which type of government does this describe?

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

In Nazi Germany, Hitler outlawed voting and ruled the country with absolute power.  Which type of government does this describe?

• Autocracy
• Constitutional Monarchy

• Democracy

If Country #1 has two legislative houses while Country #2 has one legislative house. Which country is bicameral? 

• Country #1
• Country #2
• Both 
• Neither

Which democracy allows the citizens to elect both the nation’s legislators and its chief executive/head of government?

• parlimentary

• presidential

• pacific

• paradise

Which is true about how the president in a presidential democracy is different from the prime minister in a parliamentary democracy?

• The prime minister is the head of state for the country, but the president is not
• The prime minister is the chief executive and head of the military, but the president is not
• The prime minister is elected directly by the people, but the president is elected by the legislature
• The prime minister is chosen from among the members of parliament, but the president runs for office separately