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Governments of SE Asia

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an example of a autocratic government system?

a)

Japan

b)

The United Nations

c)

India

d)

North Korea

2.

What is an example of a parliamentary government system?

a)

China

b)

South Korea

c)

Japan

d)

North Korea

3.

Who makes most of the important governmental decisions in an autocracy?

a)

The legislature

b)

The people

c)

The ruler

d)

A small group of powerful leaders

4.

Which country has an emperor today?

a)

India

b)

Vietnam

c)

China

d)

Japan

5.

Which pair of Asian countries below have democratic governments?

a)

India and Japan

b)

North Korea and Japan

c)

China and Vietnam

d)

North Korea and China

6.

Who is allowed to vote in Japan’s elections?

a)

Only male citizens

b)

Citizens who have completed 12 years of school

c)

Citizens over the age of 18

d)

Citizens over the age of 20

7.

Which best describes the Chinese government?

a)

Absolute monarchy

b)

Federal democracy

c)

Constitutional monarchy

d)

Communist government

8.

Citizens of which country are considered to have the least freedom?

a)

South Korea

b)

Japan

c)

India

d)

North Korea

9.

What responsibility is required by law for Indian citizens over the age of 18?

a)

marriage

b)

voting

c)

military service

d)

attending college

10.

Which branch of government is responsible for making and carrying out the laws in a parliamentary system of government?

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

d)

Monarchy

11.

Japan’s emperor is the country’s Head of State, a person who has:

a)

The same powers as the chief executive

b)

A veto for laws passed by the legislature

c)

The most power in the national government

d)

A ceremonial role without much power

12.

What group makes most of the important decisions in the government of the People’s Republic of China?

a)

Wealthy landowners

b)

The Red Guard

c)

Chinese citizens

d)

The Chinese Communist Party

13.

What group makes most of the important decisions in the government of the People’s Republic of China?

a)

Wealthy landowners

b)

The Red Guard

c)

Chinese citizens

d)

The Chinese Communist Party

14.

Which best describes the Chinese government?

a)

Absolute monarchy

b)

Communist government

c)

Federal democracy

d)

Constitutional monarchy

15.

In a parliamentary system of government, how is the leader chosen?

a)

By the political party with the most members in the legislature

b)

By the national court system

c)

By inheriting the position

d)

In a vote by the citizens

16.

In a parliamentary system of government, how is the leader chosen?

a)

By the political party with the most members in the legislature

b)

By the national court system

c)

By inheriting the position

d)

In a vote by the citizens

17.

Which statement about political parties is true about China?

a)

There are many political parties.

b)

There is only one legal political party.

c)

The leader of a political party cannot be president.

d)

Those running for office may not be in the Communist Party.

18.

Which statement about political parties is true about China?

a)

There are many political parties.

b)

There is only one legal political party.

c)

The leader of a political party cannot be president.

d)

Those running for office may not be in the Communist Party.

19.

Which country has a history of violating the personal freedoms and voting rights of its citizens?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

South Korea

20.

In a parliamentary government, unlike the presidential system, the head of government belongs to which branch?

a)

Judicial

b)

Executive

c)

Legislative

d)

National

21.

Which nation would MOST LIKELY be associated with restrictions on personal liberties like freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press?

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

c)

Japan

d)

India

22.

In which nation would you be MOST LIKELY to find censorship of information, news, or any speech that is critical of the government?

a)

India

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

South Korea

23.

Both the Republic of India and Japan are examples of parliamentary republics. In both nations the legislative branch is ___, or made up of two houses.

a)

Unicameral

b)

Bicameral

c)

Appointed

d)

Proportional

24.

It is a crime in this country to express sympathy with one neighboring country.

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

North Korea

e)

South Korea

25.

The government of this country includes both a prime minister and an emperor.

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

North Korea

e)

South Korea

26.

The national legislature of this country basically rubber-stamps decisions made by the Communist Party.

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

North Korea

e)

South Korea

27.

Only state-controlled media are allowed by the government and the military helps elect members of the national legislature in this country.

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

North Korea

e)

South Korea

28.

The voting age is 19 in this country.

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

North Korea

e)

South Korea

29.

Which of the following countries have democratic governments? (Check all that apply.)

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

North Korea

e)

South Korea

30.

If India and Japan are both parliamentary democracies, how do they determine their leaders?

a)

The citizens vote on the legislature, then members of the legislature select the leaders.

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.

31.

Which statement about political parties is true for North Korea and China?

a)

There are many political parties.

b)

There is only one legal political party.

c)

The leader of a political party cannot be president.

d)

Those running for office may not be in the Communist Party.

32.

Japan's emperor is the country's Head of state, a person who has ________________.

a)

the same powers as the chief executive

b)

a veto for laws passed by the legislature

c)

the most power in the national government

d)

a ceremonial role without much power

33.

Which government official do citizens of India and Japan each elect?

a)

president

b)

prime minister

c)

member of parliament

d)

emperor

34.

North Korea could be best described as what? Pick 2 that apply

a)

Demcracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Autocracy

d)

Republic

35.
In a presidential system of government, a president is chosen
a)
by a decision of the national courts
b)
by a majority vote of the legislature
c)
in a separate vote from the one that chooses the legislature
d)
by the political party with the most representatives in the legislature
36.

What is the main difference between presidential & parliamentary democracies?

a)

In a presidential, one person holds all of the power, but in a parliamentary, a small group of people hold the power

b)

In a presidential, the people directly elect the leader, but in a parliamentary, the people elect the legislature, who then elect a leader from within

c)

In a parliamentary, one person holds all of the power, but in a presidential, a small group of people hold the power

d)

In a presidential, the people elect the legislature, who then elect a leader from within, but in a parliamentary, the people directly elect the leader

37.

Which best describes the leadership of Japan?

a)

Autocratic leaders / dictator & king

b)

President

c)

Prime Minister & symbolic emperor

d)

Oligarchy

38.

What are the two main forms of democratic governments?

a)

monarchs & dictators

b)

autocracy & oligarchy

c)

presidential & parliamentary

d)

theocracy & oligarchy

39.

Which two Unit 9 Asian countries have the least amount of personal freedom?

a)

China & India

b)

China & Japan

c)

North Korea & South Korea

d)

North Korea & China

40.

When the people of Japan & India vote, who are they voting for?

a)

President

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Members of Parliament

d)

Premier