WorksheetsSouth and East Asia Political Systems, Part 2
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which Asian country could be described as an autocracy?
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
China
Citizens of which country are considered to have the least freedom?
South Korea
Japan
North Korea
India
Which country is the world’s largest democracy?
China
India
South Korea
Japan
What responsibility is required by law for Indian citizens over the age of 18?
marriage
voting
military service
attending college
If India and Japan are both parliamentary democracies, how do they determine their leaders?
The citizens vote on the legislature, then members of the legislature select the leader.
The citizens do not get to choose the leaders.
The leaders are passed down through generations.
The citizens directly vote on the leaders in both countries.
Which branch of government is responsible for making and carrying out the laws in a parliamentary system of government?
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
Monarchy
Which Asian country could be described as being run by a small group of powerful people (an oligarchy) and NOT by one ruler or the citizens?
Japan
India
China
Vietnam
What role do the people play in the government of Japan?
They have the power to vote the emperor out of office.
The people get to approve the laws made by the emperor.
They have little influence since the emperor makes most decisions.
The people have ultimate power through elections.
Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or an oligarchy?
The voters get to choose the people who make the laws.
Kings are always poor rulers.
All of the power stays in the hands of local governments.
The voters in democratic countries always choose qualified leaders.
The leader of a parliamentary system is often called the
constitutional monarch.
president.
king.
prime minister.
The Japanese parliament is called the
House of Representatives.
Congress.
Knesset.
Diet.
What is the name of the elected Chinese legislative assembly?
Political Bureau
the Diet
Chinese Communist Party
National People's Congress
