SE Asia Government Unit Test

Which Asian country is the world’s largest democracy?

• India

• China

• Japan

• Korea

In North Korea voting is mandatory for its citizens. Everyone 17 years or older has to vote for a legislative candidate listed by the Communists party on the ballot. Voting is not anonymous and is monitored. Even when elected, the legislature rarely meets. Instead, the country is governed by the Supreme leader and a small group of advisers that he chooses. Since the Supreme leader has all of the power and the citizens have no voice in their government, North Korea is best described as a(n)

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Presidential Democracy

How is the government of South Korea different than the government of India?

• Citizens elect their leader and their representatives in India.

• Citizens elect their leader and their representatives in South Korea.

• Citizens only elect their representatives in South Korea..

• Citizens do not get to participate in elections in India

In China, the Chinese Communist Party chooses candidates for local elections, and the Party chooses the people who can vote. All citizens who are chosen to participate are members of the Chinese Communist Party. What type of government does China have?

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Presidential Democracy

In Japan, the leader has recently faced charges of corruption. If he is found guilty, the Diet (the Japanese legislature) could remove him and vote on another leader. Which type of government fits this description?

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

South Korea has the type of government that is being illustrated. What type of government does South Korea have?

• Direct Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Presidential Democracy

• Theocracy

India and Japan have the type of government that is being illustrated. What type of government do they have?

• Direct Democracy

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Theocracy

Countries with this type of government have a head of state and a head of government. The head of state position is mostly ceremonial and the head of the government position runs the government. The leaders of the legislative branch choose the head of government. What type of government is this?

• absolute monarchy

• presidential democracy

• theocratic republic

• parliamentary democracy

In this type of government the head of state and the head of government is the same person. The leader is directly voted into office by citizens. What type of government is this?

• absolute monarchy

• theocratic republic

• presidential democracy

• parliamentary democracy

Citizens of South Korea gain suffrage at age 19. The citizens directly elect both the legislature and President, just as we do here in the United States. How would South Korea’s government best be described?

• monarchy

• theocratic republic

• presidential democracy

• parliamentary democracy