WorksheetsAPCG Unit 2, Part 1
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
In which system is the executive electorally independent from the other branches of government?
Presidential
Parliamentary
Unitary
Federal
Who selects the head of the British Government?
The House of Lords special committee
The Monarch
The House of Commons majority party
The electorate
What is 'divided government'?
When there is a clear separation of powers in government.
When different parties hold a majority in the executive and legislative branches.
When government decides to hold a vote of confidence.
When powers are fused between the executive and legislative branches.
This system has a DUAL executive where there is a President and Prime Minister:
Theocracy
Presidential
Semi-Presidential
Dual Parliamentarian
Select the correct features of a Parliamentary System
Fusion of Powers
Separation of Powers
Divided Government
Vote of Confidence
Which of the following country pairs have Presidential systems?
The UK and Russia
Nigeria and Russia
Nigeria and Mexico
Mexico and Russia
Select the features that represent the Semi-Presidential System in Russia
The Prime Minster is elected by the people
The President is more powerful than the Prime Minister
The Prime Minster oversees the Civil Service
The Prime Minster is Head of State
What is the primary purpose of Prime Minster Question Hour?
To propose new legislation.
Give interest groups the opportunity to appeal directly for public support.
Permit the Prime Minster to respond directly to the public.
Hold government ministers accountable for their actions.
When the legislature refuses to pass executive proposed legislation it can be considered a check on executive power in which system?
Presidential
Parliamentary
Semi-Presidential
In all of the systems listed
Which of the following is the best description of Great Britain's Fixed-Term Parliaments Act of 2011?
It mandates that Parliamentary Elections must occur every five years.
It prohibits the PM from serving more than two consecutive terms.
It requires that cabinet members resign their seats as sitting members of the HOC.
It establishes a maximum three term limit for members of the HOC.
Bureaucrats are best described as:
High level elected officials in national or central governments.
officials who are responsible for the implementation of public policy.
local officials accountable to voters in the districts that they work.
powerful political actors in civil society and private industry.
In a Presidential System, as in Nigeria and Mexico, which of the following is true of the cabinet?
Cabinet members must be members of the legislature.
The cabinet is solely accountable to the executive branch.
The courts must review all cabinet member nominations by the executive.
The legislature must approve all cabinet member nominations by the executive.
In Iran, who does the Supreme Leader select?
President and Assembly of Experts
Guardian and Expediency Council
Parliament (Majlis)
Cabinet
In Iran, which institutions are elected?
President
Parliament
Head of Judiciary
Assembly of Experts
Select all titles that apply for China's President:
Head of Government
Head of State
General Secretary of the CCP
Chair of Military Commission
Each of the following is considered a source of authority for the Ayatollah of Iran:
Religious authority
Constitutional authority
Elections
Military support
Each of the following is a source of authority for China's President:
Economic Performance
The Constitution
Political Experience within the Chinese Communist Party
Religious Authority
Which of the following correctly identifies the process of removal for a cabinet official in a presidential system:
Vote of No Confidence
Censure
Impeachment
Judicial Review
Which of the following countries has a Bicameral legislature?
The UK
Russia
Iran
Mexico
Each of the following countries has imposed executive term limits for their head of government:
Nigeria
The UK
Mexico
China
Which of the following are considered sources of authority for the Nigerian President?
The Armed Forces
The Constitution
Elections
Revolution
Which country has limited the chief executive to one 6-year term?
Mexico
Russia
Nigeria
Iran
