WorksheetsUnit 2: Comparative Government and Politics Trivia!
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
One similarity between Russia’s Duma and China’s National People’s Congress is that both have...
Played a significant role in making policy
Extensive minority representation
Been dominated by one political party
Banned women from becoming representatives
The institution in Iran that makes laws related to civil liberties is the...
Civil Rights Council
Assembly of Experts
Guardian Council
Majiles
Both judicial systems in Nigeria and Iran...
Reflect the British influence in following both codified and common law
Have elements of Shari'ah law
Reject the concept of human rights being protected by a constitution
Forbid the use of lawyers to argue cases against the government's charged in criminal cases
Which of the following is an accurate description of the Mexican judiciary?
Supreme court justices are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate
Supreme Court justices are appointed to a life term.
There is no functioning Supreme Court in Mexico.
Mexico’s judiciary does not have the power of judicial review.
Which of the following is NOT true of Iran's Supreme Leader?
They oversee civil service
They serve as the commander-in-chief
They appoint half of the Guardian Council
They appoint the Expediency Council
Who selects the head of the British government?
The electorate
The departing prime minister
The majority party in the House of Lords
The majority party in the House of Commons
The use of judicial review in the UK is limited because...
The UK lacks a written constitution
Judicial review is seen as violating parliamentary sovereignty
Legal systems in the UK are structured on common law
The UK is a unitary state
One difference between the parliamentary and presidential forms of government is that the presidential form…
Makes the executive electorally independent of other branches of government
Ensures there will be no periods of divided government
Makes the executive subject to a possible vote of no confidence by the legislature
Creates a stronger sense of party discipline
The role of the executive in Nigeria is similar to that of the executive in Mexico in which of the following ways?
The executive presides over a unitary system of government.
The executive is limited to a single term in office.
The legislature has a constitutional check on the executive
The executive may be impeached by a two-thirds majority of the legislature
Which of the following explains a potentially negative consequence of executive term limits?
Executive term limits make the legislative branch too strong.
Executive term limits undermine democracy.
Executive term limits usually harm consistent application of rule of law.
Executive term limits can force effective executives out of office
Which of the following is true of the cabinet in both Mexico and Nigeria?
The courts must review all cabinet member nominations by the executive.
The legislature must approve cabinet members nominated by the executive.
Cabinet members must be members of the legislature.
The cabinet is solely accountable to the executive branch.
Which of the following is an effect of fused executive and legislative branches in parliamentary systems?
The legislature can remove the executive without an impeachment proceeding.
The citizens have a more difficult time following political processes.
The judiciary has little to no power or impact as a political institution.
The executive and legislative branches often have different policy goals.
The power of the Russian prime minister is more limited than the power of the prime minister in the United Kingdom because...
The parliament in the United Kingdom has the power to pass laws, whereas the Russian parliament does not
Only in the United Kingdom does the prime minister act as head of government
The Russian prime minister is limited by a much more powerful head of state
The United Kingdom has an unwritten constitution, whereas Russia has a written constitution
Which of the following is an accurate feature of the judiciary in China?
There are no judges, only juries
Judges are accountable to the public that elects them
The Supreme Court has the power to overturn an act of the National People's Congress
There is no independent judicial review
In addition to its basic lawmaking function, the Federation Council of the Russian Federation also has the power to...
Approve the president's choice of prime minister
Ratify treaties and approve troop deployments
Undertake votes of confidence in the government
Appoint the chair of the Central Bank
