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China and North Korea are two examples of:
a) communist states
b) constitutional monarchies
c) theocracies
d) federal governments

Power is held by one central authority in:
a) a unitary government
b) a confederation
c) a federal government
d) an imperial government

Both India and Japan have:
a) parliamentary democracies
b) unitary governments
c) constitutional monarchies
d) communist governments

In China, a small group rules the country. This is an example of:
a) an oligarchy
b) a confederation
c) a democracy
d) an autocracy

What happens in a democratic form of government?
a) Citizens are involved in the government, and they have many personal freedoms.
b) Only one person makes decisions in the country.
c) A small group rules the nation.
d) There is typically no functioning government in place.

What is one key difference between a parliamentary and presidential democracy?
a) In a presidential system, the citizens elect the executive... in a parliamentary system, the legislature chooses
b) A presidential democracy does not have a legislature.
c) A parliamentary system does not maintain a judicial branch.
d) No parliamentary system has a president in place.

Since India has a parliamentary democracy, the leader is called:
a) the prime minister
b) the emperor
c) the chancellor
d) the king

Which Asian nation is likely to have the most restrictions on the freedoms of speech, religion, and the press?
a) China
b) India
c) Japan
d) South Korea

What is the role of the citizen in an autocracy... such as North Korea?
a) Only one person has power, and all citizens have little or no power.
b) A small group maintains power, and most citizens have little or no power.
c) A majority of citizens are involved in the government.
d) Only males have freedoms and can vote for their leaders.

In modern Japan, the emperor is considered to be:
a) a symbolic leader
b) a military leader
c) an economic leader
d) an elected leader

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