South and East Asia Governments

Who makes most of the governmental decisions in an autocracy?

• the ruler
• the people
• the court system
• the elected legislature

Which Asian country could be considered an autocracy?

• India
• Japan
• South Korea
• North Korea

Who makes most of the important governmental decisions in an oligarchy?

• the king
• the people
• the legislature
• small group of powerful leaders

Which Asian country could be considered an oligarchy?

• India
• Japan
• China
• South Korea

Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or an oligarchy?

• Kings are always poor rulers
• The voters get to choose the people who make the laws
• All of the power stays in the hands of the local governments
• The voters in democratic countries always choose qualified leaders

Which Asian countries have democratic system of government?

• India and Japan
• China and Vietnam
• China and South Korea
• North Korea and China

The leader of a parliamentary system is chosen by

• the monarch or king
• a popular vote of the people
• a decision by the national courts
• the political party with the most representatives in the legislature

In a presidential system of government, a president is chosen

• by a decision of the national courts
• by a majority vote of the legislature
• in a separate vote from the one that chooses the legislature
• by the political party with the most representatives in the legislature

What is the main difference between the leader of a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy?

• The leader in a parliamentary democracy has more power than a leader of a presidential democracy
• A presidential democracy leader has to be elected and a parliamentary democracy leader does not
• A leader in a presidential democracy does not belong to a political party, but a leader of a parliamentary democracy does.
• A leader in a presidential democracy is in a separate branch of government, while a parliamentary democracy leader is a part of the legislature

Which best describes the Japanese government?

• monarchy

• theocracy

• presidential democracy

• parliamentary democracy