European Governments

Describe the government of the United Kingdom.

• Parliamentary Democracy

• House of Lord & House of Commons

• Prime Minister is the head of the Government

• All of these

Describe the government of Germany.

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Bundesrat & Bundestag

• Chancellor is the head of the Government

• All of these

Describe the government of Russia

• Presidential Democracy

• Premier if the Head of the Government

• Both of these

• None of these

In Russia, citizens vote for members of Parliament, who make laws that all Russians must follow. This shows that Russia has which kind of government?

• Dictator

• Republic

• Absolute Monarch

• None of these

What influence do Russian citizens have on who becomes the President of Russia?

• They have no influence, there is a dictator

• They have no influence, there is an absolute monarch

• Citizens vote directly for the president

• None of these.

The most common form of political participation in Europe is

• Serving on a jury

• Running for government office

• Voting in elections

• None of these

Why is Germany considered a Parliamentary Democracy?

• The head of their government is elected by the legislative branch

• The head of their government is elected by the people

• The head of the government is a dictator

• The head of the government is a monarch

Which of these BEST explains why the United Kingdom is considered a representative government?

• The people directly elect the Prime Minister

• They have a monarch

• Members of the British Parliament are chosen by the citizens.

• None of these

Both the United Kingdom and Germany can be said to have a ____ system of government.

• Presidential

• Parlimentary

• Monarch

• None of these

In the United Kingdom, the head of government, the Prime Minister, takes office as the leader of the majority party in Parliament or as the head of the majority coalition. Based on this sentence, you can classify the United Kingdom’s political system as

• Presidential

• Monarch

• Parliamentary

• None of these