Unit 10 Review

The government of India is

• a monarchy.

• an oligarchy

• a democracy

• an autocracy

Members of the National Diet, the legislative

branch of Japan, are chosen by a combination of

• direct elections and proportional representation

• proportional representation and executive

  appointments.

• executive appointments and civil service

  examinations.

• civil service examinations and direct elections

How is the President of India selected?

• The president is elected by the legislature

• The president is directly elected by the people

• The president is chosen by the judicial branch

• The president is appointed by the prime

  minister

The government of Japan is

• a federal republic

• an imperial autocracy

• a presidential democracy

• a constitutional monarchy

Which is the BEST definition of a parliamentary

form of government?

• a system of government in which executive

  power is held by a member of the legislature

• a system of government in which the chief

  executive is constitutionally independent of the

  legislature

• a system of government in which power is held

  by a small number of people who make

  government decisions

• a system of government in which power is

  divided between one central government and

  several regional authorities

The North Korean government is run by a single

individual who makes all decisions regarding

governing. North Korea can BEST be

characterized as

• an oligarchy

• an autocracy

• a theocracy

• a democracy

In which Asian nation do the people play the

GREATEST role in deciding who the rulers are

and what decisions are made?

• China

• North Korea

• South Korea

• Vietnam

In which type of government do citizens elect

members of the legislature, who then elect the

head of government?

• an autocracy

• an oligarchy

• a parliamentary democracy

• a presidential democracy

What is a key difference between presidential

and parliamentary democracies?

• the division of power between the regional and

  local governments

• the division of power between the central and

  regional governments

• the separation of powers between the legislative

  and judicial branches

• the separation of powers between the executive

  and legislative branches

In which type of government do citizens directly

elect the head of government in a general

election?

• an autocracy

• an oligarchy

• a parliamentary democracy

• a presidential democracy