Government Systems In Europe Question Preview (ID: 53597)


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The UK's legislative branch is ___________ and is made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
a) Parliament
b) Congress
c) Bundestad
d) Supreme Court

The Prime Minister (PM) in the U.K. is elected by whom?
a) The citizens vote directly for the PM.
b) Citizens do not vote directly for the PM. They vote for members of Parliament who then choose the PM.
c) A member of the Supreme Court becomes PM.
d) Queen Elizabeth decides who becomes PM.

The UK has what type of government?
a) dictatorship
b) presidential democracy
c) absolute monarchy
d) parliamentary democracy

A bi-cameral legislature means that the legislative body (parliament/ congress, etc.) has ____________.
a) two wheels
b) two houses
c) one house
d) no legislative branch

In this European country, the Parliament is made up of two houses, the Bundestag and the Bundesrat.
a) UK
b) US
c) Germany
d) Russia

Germany has both a Chancellor and a ____________.
a) judge
b) king
c) majority leader
d) president

Germany has what type of government?
a) presidential democracy
b) monarchy
c) parliamentary democracy
d) dictatorship

Russia has what type of government?
a) parliamentary democracy
b) monarchy
c) presidential democracy
d) dictatorship

Russia has both a prime minister and a ___________.
a) chancellor
b) president
c) principal
d) headmaster

This country's federal assembly is made up of two houses, the Federation Council and the State Duma.
a) UK
b) Russia
c) Canada
d) US

The citizens of these two countries have basic rights like freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly .
a) UK and Germany
b) Cuba and Laos
c) Myanmar and China
d) North Korea and Vietnam

The citizens of this country have basic rights and freedoms, but the government is often accused of violating citizens’ freedom of speech if the government is criticized.
a) Russia
b) UK
c) US
d) Ukraine

Germany has a parliamentary democracy and both the chancellor and president are elected ___________.
a) directly by the people
b) by Congress
c) by members of Parliament
d) by the Duma

The ___________________ of a country has a largely ceremonial role with no real power and his or her duties might include attending political functions and greeting foreign dignitaries.
a) head of state
b) head of government
c) prime minister
d) president

The _________________ is the leader of the ruling party and is the chief of the executive branch.
a) monarch
b) headmaster
c) Supreme Court judge
d) head of government

In a presidential democracy, the President is not a member of this branch of government.
a) judicial
b) high court
c) legislative
d) city council

In parliamentary democracy, the _____________is a member of the legislative branch (parliament).
a) president
b) king
c) queen
d) prime minister

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