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Government in Europe
Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In this government one person holds all power; citizens have no role | Autocracy |
| In this government the citizens can vote and affect the laws of their country | Democracy |
| In this type of democracy, citizens elect their leader and members of the legislature | Presidential Democracy |
| In this type of democracy, citizens elect members of the legislature and then the legislature selects the leader of the country | Parliamentary Democracy |
| This type of king or queen is limited in power | Constitutional Monarch |
| This is the branch of government that makes the law | Legislative Branch or Legislature |
| This is the branch of government that carries out or enforces the laws | Executive Branch |
| What type of government do Germany and the UK have? | Parliamentary Democracy |
| This type of king or queen has complete control over the citizens | Absolute Monarch |
| What type of government does Russia have? | Presidential Democracy |
| What is the term for a legislature that has two houses which help approve laws? | Bicameral |
| What are common terms used to describe the leader in a government with the greatest amount of power? | Chief Executive or Head of Government |
| What is a common term used to describe a leader in a government who symbolically represents that government but has only ceremonial duties or is less powerful? | Head of State |
| What is the title of the most powerful leader in Russia? | President (Vladimir Putin) |
| What is the title of the chief executive in Germany? | Chancellor (Angela Merkel) |
| Who selects the German chancellor? | Parliament |
| What title does Queen Elizabeth II hold? | Constitutional Monarch/Head of State |
| How would you describe the power of the Constitutional Monarchy in the UK? | Very little power because it is a ceremonial position |
| Who is the chief executive (head of government) in the UK? | Prime Minister (Borsi Johnson) |
| Who do voters choose in Germany and the UK? | Members of Parliament (the legislature) |
| Who do voters get to choose in Russia? | The president AND members of the legislature |
| Who can disband (break apart or dismiss) the legislature in Russia? | the President |
| What are some alternative terms that can be used to describe an indirect democracy? | Representative democracy or republic |
| What is a major difference in the way that the branches of government are organized in presidential versus parliamentary democracies? | In presidential democracies the executive and legislative branches are separate (separation of powers) but in parliamentary democracies the executive and legislative branches are combined. |
| What is the term for the ability of one branch of government to limit the powers of another branch of government? | Checks and balances |
| In which of the three countries (UK, Germany, or Russia) might you find more restrictions on citizen's personal freedom? | Russia because of its more recent history as an autocracy |
| This branch of government interprets the laws | Judicial branch (courts) |
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