Government Systems Quiz

Which two countries are described as parliamentary democracies where the people elect the legislature, and the legislature chooses the head of government?

• South Korea and North Korea

• Japan and India

• China and South Korea

• North Korea and Japan

What type of government does South Korea have?

• Autocracy

• Presidential democracy

• One-party communist state

• Parliamentary democracy

North Korea is characterized as what type of government in the text?

• Democracy

• Presidential democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

According to The Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index, how is China's government classified?

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

What is the role of the 25-member politburo in China's government structure?

• It selects the head of government.

• It serves as the national legislature.

• It is chosen by the people every five years.

• It controls the government and the president.

Which country received one of the lowest scores and is recognized as an authoritarian regime by The Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index?

• South Korea

• Japan

• North Korea

• China

Which country operates under a system of constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy?

• United States

• China

• United Kingdom

• Russia

What is the primary role of the President in a presidential democracy?

• Acts as the head of the state and the government

• Is mainly a ceremonial figure

• Leads the legislative branch only

• Has no real power and is a figurehead

How is India's government primarily classified?

• Presidential democracy

• Parliamentary democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy