DLD 4/14: South East Asia Government Basics

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

• The ruler

• The people

• The court system

• The elected legislature

Which Asian country could be described as 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

• A small group of powerful leaders

Which Asian country could be described as an oligarchy?

• India

• Japan

• China

• South Korea

Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy that 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 systems 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 representation in the legislature

Which branch of the government makes the laws in a presidential system of government?

• president

• legislature

• national courts

• both the president and the legislature together

In a presidential system of government, a president is a 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 role of the president regarding the laws passed by the legislature?

• the president is supposed to enforce those laws.

• the president can change the laws he does not like.

• What is the role of the president regarding the laws passed by the legislature.

• the president does not need to approve laws passed by the legislature.