Southern and Eastern Asia Government Quiz

Which nation experienced a communist revolution in the years immediately following World War II?

• Afghanistan

• China

• Japan

• Russia

India remained under the authority of Britain until the late 1940s when it adopted a Constitution and proclaimed itself a

• State

• Republic

• Monarchy

• World Power

In ___, citizens are constitutionally allowed to vote for their political leaders. However, the ruling party of that country has not allowed people to vote for many years.

• the empire of Japan

• the Republic of India

• the Republic of Taiwan

• the people’s Republic of China

Which TWO nations are governed by a Prime Minister and a Parliament?

• the republic of India and Japan

• the people’s republic of China and Japan

• Japan and the democratic people’s republic of Korea

• the republic of India and the people's republic of China

Which nation would MOST LIKELY be associated with restrictions on personal liberties like freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press?

• the empire of Japan

• the republic of India

• the republic of Taiwan

• the people’s republic of China

Both India and Japan are considered parliamentary republics. In this type of government the legislative branch consists of an elected Parliament and the ___ is head of the executive branch.

• king

• president

• state council

• prime minister

In which nation would you be MOST LIKELY to find censorship of information, news, or any speech that is critical of the government?

• the Empire of Japan

• the Republic of India

• the People's Republic of China

• the People's Republic of Taiwan

Which nation was the scene of widespread violence in 1989 when government troops were called out to put down a peaceful demonstration by thousands of people who were calling for democratic reforms?

• the Empire of Japan

• the Republic of India

• the People's Republic of China

• the People's Republic of Taiwan

Both the Republic of India and Japan are examples of parliamentary republics. In both nations the legislative branch is ___, or made up of two houses.

• appointed

• bicameral

• proportional

• unicameral

·He led the Communist Party of China to victory in the Chinese Civil War.

· He implemented the "Great Leap Forward" in 1958 and the "Cultural Revolution" in 1966.

· He was the leader of the People's Republic of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976.

Which Asian political leader is being described?

• Mao Zedong

• Indira Gandhi

• Chiang Kai-Shek

• Ryutaro Hashimoto