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European Government 2020

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not one of the three branches of government?

a)

Executive

b)

Democracy

c)

Judicial

d)

Legislative

2.

Which type of government does not allow citizens to vote?

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

3.

How many leaders rule in an autocratic government?

a)

One

b)

Many (based on wealth)

c)

Two

d)

The number is based on population

4.

Who is leader of a parliamentary democracy?

a)

President

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Parliament

d)

Congress

5.

Who is leader of a presidential democracy?

a)

Parliament

b)

Congress

c)

President

d)

Prime Minister

6.

What is the main difference between a parliamentary democracy and presidential democracy?

a)

Parliamentary democracy’s executive is part of and a member of the legislature

b)

Parliamentary democracy’s executive is not part of and a member of the legislature

c)

Presidential democracy’s executive is part of and a member of the legislature

d)

There is no difference between the two democracies

7.

What is the name given to the legislature in a parliamentary democracy?

a)

Congress

b)

Supreme Court

c)

Parliament

d)

Democracy

8.

a country in Europe that calls the Prime Minister the chancellor

a)

Germany

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Russia

d)

United States

9.

Germany, United Kingdom, and Russia have this in common:

a)

unicameral

b)

bicameral

c)

parliamentary democracy

d)

presidential democracy

10.

When a person's representative will then vote for the prime minister of his country.

a)

Parliamentary democracy

b)

Congress

c)

Presidential democracy

d)

Supreme court

11.

How do citizens participate in a democracy?

a)

They do not participate

b)

They have the ability to vote

c)

They can elect judges to the courts

d)

They choose cabinet members

12.

Which pair does not match?

a)

Germany – Bundestag

b)

United Kingdom – Senate

c)

Russia – State Duma

d)

United Kingdom – House of Lords

13.

In what way are the Prime Minister and the president alike?

a)

The lawmaking body appoints them

b)

They make the laws for their countries

c)

They can dissolve the lawmaking body

d)

They are in charge of the military and control the government

14.

Who is the Russian head of government?

a)

President

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Deputy of the state Duma

d)

Federation council member

15.

1. Use the statements to answer the question:

· a lawmaking bodies are divided into 2 houses

· all have some part of their lawmaking body elected by the people

· each divides the jobs of head of state and head of government (chief executive)

Which statement best explains what these sentences are about?

a)

They described the governments of European countries

b)

They tell how the countries of Europe choose their leaders

c)

They explain how the EU countries must set up their parliaments

d)

They are ways that governments of Germany, Russia, and the United Kingdom are alike

16.

Which best describes the rights of the citizens in Germany, Russia, and the United Kingdom?

a)

They are very similar

b)

They are nothing alike

c)

They only include religious freedom

d)

They make no mention of human rights

17.
Type of government in which it is ruled by a small group of wealthy people have the political power.
a)
autocracy
b)
democracy
c)
oligarchy
d)
aristocracy
18.
A legislature that is bicameral has ____ legislative houses.
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
19.
The Bundestag and Bundesrat is the legislature of which of the following countries?
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
Italy
20.
The House of Commons and House of Lords are the the legislative houses of which of the following nations?
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
United Kingdom
d)
United Arab Emirates
21.
Federal Council and the State Duma are the legislative houses of what country?
a)
Germany
b)
Poland
c)
Russia
d)
United Kingdom
22.

Most countries in Europe can be described as

a)

democratic

b)

autocratic

c)

monarchy

d)

dictatorships

23.

The head of the government in Germany is called the chancellor. This position is similar to the _______________________ of United Kingdom.

a)

prime minister

b)

queen

c)

dictator

d)

president

24.

Queen Elizabeth II is the leader of the constitutional _______________ of the United Kingdom.

a)

autocracy

b)

monarchy

c)

government

d)

state

25.

Russia has a president that serves a six year term and takes office upon winning the popular vote. Russia is a ____________________________.

a)

presidential democracy

b)

constitutional monarchy

c)

parliamentary democracy

d)

dictatorship

26.

True or False? All three governments (UK, Germany, and Russia) have bicameral legislatures (ruling bodies) that include two houses.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Which statement about the United Nations (UN) is true?

a)

The UN is an alliance of communist countries near the Soviet Union in eastern Europe.

b)

The UN helped to end World War I.

c)

The United Nations was at war with the Allied Powers for 6 years during World War II.

d)

The United Nations is a global peacekeeping organization established in 1945.

28.

The _____ established financial security and stability in Europe starting in 1993.

a)

United Nations

b)

Axis Powers

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

European Union

e)

Bosnian Genocide

29.

Which statement about the United Nations (UN) is true?

a)

The UN is an alliance of communist countries near the Soviet Union in eastern Europe.

b)

The UN helped to end World War I.

c)

The United Nations was at war with the Allied Powers for 6 years during World War II.

d)

The United Nations is a global peacekeeping organization established in 1945.

30.

Which statement about the United Nations (UN) is true?

a)

The UN is an alliance of communist countries near the Soviet Union in eastern Europe.

b)

The UN helped to end World War I.

c)

The United Nations was at war with the Allied Powers for 6 years during World War II.

d)

The United Nations is a global peacekeeping organization established in 1945.