Week 12 Wednesday Bellringer

Which statement about the United Kingdom’s parliamentary system of government is correct?

• A.  The prime minister is not directly chosen by voters.

• B.  The queen decides which laws Parliament will debate.

• C.  Members of Parliament do not belong to political parties.

• D.  Members of both houses of Parliament are elected for life.

How is a presidential democracy similar to a constitutional monarchy?

• A.  Prime Ministers are appointed.

• B.  Lawmakers inherit the government office.

• C.  The monarch is the head of government.

• D.  The power of the government is limited.

In Russia, the president is both the chief executive and the head of state. What type of democracy is this?

• A.  Presidential Democracy

• B.   Parliamentary Democracy

• C.   Unitary Democracy

• D.   Constitutional Democracy

If Russia and the United States are both presidential democracies, how do they determine their leaders?

• A.  The citizens vote on the legislature, then members of the legislature select the leader.

• B.  The citizens do not get to choose the leaders.

• C.  The leaders are passed down through generations.

• D.  The citizens directly vote on the leaders in both countries.

What do both UK and Germany governments have in common?

• The head of gov is a president

• The head of gov is a monarch

• they are both bicameral

• they are both tricameral