6th Grade SS GC3 a and b Governments of Europe

In Helmut's country, he and his friends vote for political parties instead of candidates. The majority party in the legislature then forms the executive branch of government. Based on this information, which answer choice correctly describes Helmut's country?

• A. It is a parliamentary democracy.

• B. It is a presidential democracy.

• C. It is a parliamentary autocracy.

• D. It is a presidential autocracy.

What is one of the key differences between parliamentary democracies and presidential democracies?

• The head of government has legislative power in a presidential democracy, but does not have legislative power in a parliamentary democracy.

• The head of government has executive power in a presidential democracy, but does not have executive power in a parliamentary democracy.

• The head of government has legislative power in a parliamentary democracy, but does not have legislative power in a presidential democracy.

• The head of government has executive power in a parliamentary democracy, but does not have executive power in a presidential democracy.

Which term correctly describes the government of the United Kingdom?

• autocracy

• democracy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

What two branches are combined in a Parliamentary Democracy?

• Judicial and Legislative Branches

• Judicial and Executive Branches

• Legislative Branch and Executive Branches

In a Parliamentary Democracy, what two roles in the government are separate?

• Head of State/Government and Chief Executive

• Chief Executive and Prime Minister

• Monarch and Head of State/Government

• Monarch has all the power

In a Presidential Democracy, this person is the Head of State and Chief Executive.

• Speaker of the House

• Attorney General

• Vice President

• President

In this type of government, one person has unlimited power.

• Democracy

• Autocratic/Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

During the 1930s, Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, directly controlled all affairs of state for the Soviet Union. What type of government controlled the Soviet Union during this time period?

• a monarchy

• an oligarchy

• a democracy

• an autocracy

Since the early twentieth century, the prime minister of the United Kingdom's parliamentary democracy has been selected from which of these political groups?

• the Cabinet

• the House of Lords

• the British royal family

• the House of Commons

Which answer choice correctly compares or contrasts the roles of citizens in the British and Russian governments?

• British and Russian citizens can vote for representatives in both houses of their legislatures.

• British and Russian citizens can vote for representatives in both houses of their legislatures and for their prime ministers.

• British citizens can vote for representatives in one house of their legislature; Russian citizens can vote for representatives in one house of their legislature and for their president.

• British citizens can vote for representatives in one house of their legislature and for their prime minister; Russian citizens can vote for representatives in both houses of their legislature.