54c SK Gov

Which type of citizen participation is present in South Korea?

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Anarchy

How is South Korea different than the democracies of India and Japan?

• It is the only one of the Koreas that is a autocracy.

• It is the only one that is a presidential democracy.

• It is the only one with a bicameral legislature.

• It is the only one that is a parliamentary democracy.

How is South Korea unique compared to MOST democracies?

• The citizens elect representatives to the government.

• The citizens enjoy personal freedoms.

• The head of state has more power than the head of government.

• The leader is born with the power to rule the country.

South Korea has a one house legislature called the National Assembly making it unicameral. What are some of the legislature's tasks?

• to decide whether laws are just

• to make laws

• to enforce laws

Which statement is NOT true about South Korea?

• The government would like North Korea and South Korea to be reunited.

• The government has had one female president but still strives to improve gender equality in the country.

• The country has been a democracy since the stalemate of the Korean War in 1953.

• The country is currently a parliamentary democracy with a Prime Minister.

How is South Korea different from the democracies of India and Japan?

• It is the only one where citizens vote for the legislators.

• They are much more culturally diverse.

• They have a higher population than the other two combined.

• It is the only one with a unicameral legislature.

How is South Korea tricky?

• The citizens are granted personal freedoms but then they are punished by the government if they criticize or question the actions of the government.

• The citizens elect the President directly making it a presidential democracy but one might think it is parliamentary because the President appoints a Prime Minister as the head of the government.

• The leader has all the power leaving the citizens little to no power and/or civil liberties such as freedom of speech.

What does South Korea's legislature do?

• confirm the President's appointed choice for Prime Minister

• direct the executive branch on how to enforce the laws

• vote for the president and prime minister

• elect the head of government from the minority party of the legislature