european gov

In Germany the head of the government is a ______________, which is synonymous with a prime minister.

• Chancellor

• President

• Budnestag

• Bundestrat

The head of ________ is a ceremonial position with very little real power.

• State

• Legislature

• Democracy

• Parliament

Type of government characterized as ruled by one person, usually a dictator or an absolute monarch.

• autocracy
• democracy
• oligarchy
• monopoly

A legislature that is bicameral has ____ legislative houses.

• one
• two
• three
• four

in this form of government, citizens vote to elect the leader separately from legislature.

• parliamentary democracy
• federal
• presidential democracy
• unitary

Use the information in the box below to answer the question.

During the 1930s, Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, directly controlled all affairs of state for the Soviet Union. Citizens were unable to speak out against their government. What type of government controlled the Soviet Union during this time period?

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Presidental Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

Which answer choice correctly contrasts the forms of government used in the United Kingdom and Russia?

• The United Kingdom is a Parliamentary Democracy that concentrates power in the legislature; Russia is a Presidential Democracy in which the executive holds much power.

• The United Kingdom uses a presidential system in which most power is held by a Queen; Russia is parliamentary system in which most power is held by the prime minister.

• The United Kingdom and Russia are both parliamentary systems that concentrate power in the legislature.

• The United Kingdom and Russia are both presidential systems in which most power is held by a president.

In a parliamentary system who has the most power?

• Monarch

• President

• Prime Minister

• Queen

An organization which represents a specific political agenda and socioeconomic positions within a given nation:

• Political Party

• Bundestag

• Monarchy

• Federation Council

In Russia, the President serves a six year term, and takes office upon winning a majority of the popular vote.

• totalitarian dictatorship
• constitutional monarchy
• parliamentary democracy
• presidential democracy.