European Government

Which statement BEST describes a presidential democracy?

• The dictator holds all political power.

• The legislative body chooses the head of government.

• A small group runs the government.

• The citizens vote directly for the head of government.

Which describes how the government of Russia changed after the Cold War ended?

• It changed from a monarchy to a autocracy.

• It changed from an autocracy to a democracy.

• It changed from a democracy to a monarchy.

• It changed from a monarchy to a democracy.

The United Kingdom has a prime minister that is elected through the legislature. What type of government does the United Kingdom have?

• Presidential democracy

• Parliamentary democracy

• Autocratic democracy

• Direct Democracy

The Bundestag selects a chancellor as head of government. A president is selected as head of state by the Bundestag. It is a Parliamentary Democracy. The facts listed in the box above describe the government of what country?

• Russia

• United Kingdom

• Germany

• France

What do the government systems of the UK, Germany, and Russia have in common?

• They are all monarchies.

• They are all autocracies.

• They are all federations.

• They are all democracies.

Which of the following compares the governments in the United Kingdom and Germany?

• Both countries have autocracies.

• Both countries have presidential democracies.

• Both countries have parliamentary democracies.

• Both countries have constitutional monarchies.

Which of the following contrasts government leadership in the United Kingdom and Russia?

• In the United Kingdom, the prime minister is the head of state and the Queen is the head of government; in Russia, the prime minister is the head of government and the president is the head of state.

• In the United Kingdom, the prime minister is the head of state and the Queen is the head of government; in Russia, the president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government.

• In the United Kingdom, the Queen is the head of state and the Prime minister is the head of government; in Russia the president is head of government.

• In the United Kingdom, the Queen is the head of the state and the prime minister is the head of government; in Russia, the chancellor is the head of government.

Which best describes a citizen's role in an autocracy compared to a democracy?

• In an autocracy, citizens are only allowed to vote for members of the legislative branch of government not the executive branch of government, but in a democracy citizens vote for both the legislative and executive branch of government.

• In an autocracy citizens have few or no rights and have little say in their government, but in a democracy citizens are able to vote for representatives in their government.

• In an autocracy citizens only vote for one head of government, but in a democracy citizens elect two people to serve as their head of government- a prime minister and a queen.

• In an autocracy, citizens are not allowed to vote for their monarch, but in a democracy citizens are able to vote for their monarch.

Stalin's rule in the Soviet Union would best be described as what type of government system?

• Autocracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Presidential Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

*A legislative body called parliament chooses the Prime Minister

*Citizens vote for members of the legislative body

*Has a monarch as head of state with limited power (Constitutional monarchy). The above all describe what European country?

• Russia

• Soviet Union

• Germany

• United Kingdom