#9

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1. Both the Republic of India and Japan are examples of parliamentary republics. In both nations the legislative branch is___, or made up of two houses

• appointed
• bicameral
• proportional
• unicameral

2. Which Middle Eastern nation is governed by a parliamentary democracy?

• Iran
• Iraq
• Israel
• Saudi Arabia

3. How is a representative democracy similar to a constitutional monarchy?

• Prime Ministers are appointed
• Lawmakers inherit government office
• the monarch is the head of the government
• the power of the government is limited

4. In ancient Greece, every citizen of Athens had an equal voice and the right to participate in the city's government. What type of government did Athens have?

• republic
• dictatorship
• direct democracy
• constitutional monarchy

5. Why is the United States government a representative democracy?

• people elect government officials to speak for them
• Supreme Court justices are appointed by the president
• the government is divided into three separate branches
• an executive cabinet provides advice on diplomatic issues

6. Which type of government is MOST similar to a republic?

• dictatorship
• totalitarian
• absolute monarchy
• constitutional monarchy

7. In ancient Rome, citizens elected members of the Senate. What type of government did ancient Rome have?

• repulic
• dictatorship
• direct democracy
• absolute monarchy

8. In Japan the emperor, a hereditary ruler, serves as the head of the state, while the people participate in governing and elected officials make laws. What type of government does Japan have?

• oligarchy
• direct democracy
• absolute monarchy
• constitutional monarchy

9. In a representative democracy the power of government officials is primarily checked by

• judges
• tradition
• another branch
• a constitution