Europe's Governments

What is the role of citizens in an autocracy?

• Citizens have a very limited role; one person has all the power.

• Citizens have supreme power and participate in free elections.

• Citizens elect representatives to make decisions.

• Citizens have equal power with the government.

How is power exercised in a democracy?

• Power is held by one person.

• Power is vested in the people and exercised through free elections.

• Power is shared equally among all citizens.

• Power is given to a royal family.

What type of government ruled many European nations for centuries?

• Democracy

• Absolute monarchy

• Republic

• Oligarchy

Who held most of the power under the system of absolute monarchy?

• Citizens

• Parliament

• Kings and queens

• Military leaders

What is the current form of government in most European countries?

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Theocracy

What are the two types of democratic governments?

• Parliamentary and Presidential

• Monarchy and Dictatorship

• Federal and Unitary

• Oligarchy and Theocracy

In a parliamentary system, who elects the leader?

• Citizens directly elect the leader

• Members of Parliament elect the leader

• The leader is appointed by the judiciary

• The leader is chosen by the military

In a presidential system, how is the leader chosen?

• The leader is elected by the legislature

• The leader is appointed by the Parliament

• Citizens directly elect the leader

• The leader is chosen by the judiciary

How does the leader work in a parliamentary system?

• Independently from the legislature

• With or through the legislature

• Separately from the Parliament

• Under the control of the judiciary

What type of government do a majority of European countries have?

• Presidential democracies

• Parliamentary democracies

• Monarchies

• Dictatorships