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

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.

The head of state of the United Kingdom is the ...

• Prime Minister

• Monarch

Russia's government is a...

• Parliamentary System

• Presidential System

In a parliamentary democracy, the head of

government is part of the ____________ branch

• Judicial

• Legislature

• Executive

• Federal

Most countries in Europe have which type of

government?

• Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

Citizens have the greatest amount of political

influence in which type of government?

• Autocracy

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy