SEA Government Pt 2: China & N. Korea

Citizens participate in government by:

• voting in elections

• ignoring laws

• avoiding civic duties

• refusing to pay taxes

Fill in the blank: In an ________, citizens have a very limited role in government; one person has all of the power.

• autocracy

• democracy

• oligarchy

• republic

Fill in the blank: In a ________, supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation involving free elections.

• democracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• dictatorship

Southern and Eastern Asia has a number of ______ governments, as well as several autocratic governments. Fill in the blank with the correct type of government.

• democratic

• monarchic

• theocratic

• oligarchic

In the autocracies mentioned, which party is given autocratic power?

• The Democratic Party

• The Communist Party

• The Republican Party

• The Green Party

China and North Korea are examples of autocratic governments where state control is high and citizens’ rights are limited.

• True

• False

Which of the following best describes the type of government in China and North Korea?

• Democratic

• Autocratic

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

What are the two types of democratic governments?

• Parliamentary and Presidential

• Monarchy and Dictatorship

• Federal and Unitary

• Oligarchy and Theocracy

In a ________ system, citizens elect members of Parliament, and then the members select the leader. The leader works with or through the legislature.

• Parliamentary

• Presidential

• Monarchical

• Federal

In a ________ system, the leader is constitutionally independent of the legislature. Citizens directly elect the leader, who works separately from the legislature.

• Presidential

• Parliamentary

• Monarchical

• Confederate