European government

Which house in the United Kingdom is an appointed position

• House of Commons

• Prime Minister

• House of Lords

• Monarchy

Which house in the United Kingdom controls the country’s budget and has lots of power?

• house of commons

• prime minister

• house of lords

• monarchy

Which country have a bicameral legislature?

• United Kingdom

• Germany

• Russia

• All three

How old do you have to be to vote in each country?

• 16

• 21

• 18

• 25

what does bicameral mean?

• two rulers

• a king and a queen

• two houses

• two days to vote

What is one of the key differences between parliamentary democracies and presidential democracies?

• The head of government has legislative power in a presidential democracy, but does not have legislative power in a parliamentary democracy.

• The head of government has executive power in a presidential democracy, but does not have executive power in a parliamentary democracy

• The head of government has legislative power in a parliamentary democracy but does not have legislative power in a presidential democracy.

• The head of government has executive power in a parliamentary democracy, but does not have executive power in a presidential democracy

Who is the head of government in Germany?

• president

• chancellor

• prime minister

• monarch

A key difference in president (P) and prime minister (PM) is that

• a PM can be voted directly by the people and a P cannot

• A P can be voted directly by the people and a PM is not

• The PM has more power than a P

• The P makes laws while the PM 's role is mostly ceremonial

In what way does constitutional monarchy of Great Britain differ from an absolute monarchy

• The British monarch serves as head of state

• British monarchs are directly elected by British citizens

• The head of government is appointed by the British monarch

• British citizens elect others to represent them in legislature

Which term correctly describe the government of the United Kingdom?

• autocracy

• democracy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy