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AP Political Systems

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of the Legislative?

a)

Make the law

b)

Interpret the law

c)

Enforce the law

2.

What is the function of the Judicial?

a)

Make the law

b)

Interpret the law

c)

Enforce the law

3.

What is the function of the Executive?

a)

Make the law

b)

Interpret the law

c)

Enforce the law

4.

In which systems are the executive and legislative branches separated?

a)

Parliamentary

b)

Presidential

c)

Semi-presidential

5.

Which course country has a parliamentary system?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Nigeria

c)

Mexico

d)

Russia

6.

Which course country has a semi-presidential system?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Nigeria

c)

Mexico

d)

Russia

7.

Which course countries have presidential systems?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Nigeria

c)

Mexico

d)

Russia

8.

Any state with a president has a presidential system of government.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The parliamentary system combines the lawmaking and the executive functions which allows the national legislature to select and remove the head of government and the cabinet

a)

True

b)

False

10.

In presidential systems the voters select the President and the legislature in separate popular elections

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which is not a characteristic of parliamentary system?

a)

Voters vote for Members of Parliament

b)

Majority party in the legislature selects the prime minister

c)

Prime minister selects the cabinet from the leaders of the majority party to form the government

d)

Cabinet members are chosen from the legislature but have to resign as MPs to be appointed

12.

In a presidential system the president selects the cabinet and the (a)   confirms the appointment

13.

In a semi-presidential system

a)

Voters vote for the president and for the primer minister as well

b)

Voters vote for the legislature and the Ministers of Parliament appoint the cabinet

c)

Voters vote for the legislature and the Ministers of Parliament appoint the president

d)

Voters vote the president and the president nominates the prime minister, but it must be approved by the legislature

14.

The parliamentary system is more efficent than the presidential because when the government proposes a bill it has a (a)   of MP´s to pass it

15.

A vote of no confidence is when

a)

A bill isn´t approved by a majority of MP´s, so the Prime Minister and the cabinet should resign

b)

A member of the cabinet has been acussed of a crime by an MP

c)

The media starts slandering the government

d)

The king asks the Prime Minister to resign

16.

In presidential systems cabinet members cannot hold legislative seats

a)

True

b)

False