European Government Test 2010

  1. The governments of the United Kingdom and the United States share many things in common. However, the leader of the government in the United States is the president who is elected by the people and the leader of the government in the United Kingdom is the prime minister who is elected by

A.Queen Elizabeth

B.The Supreme Court of England

C.Parliament

D.The Archbishop of Canterbury

  1. The parliamentary system of the United Kingdom is made up of three parts: the monarchy, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The House of Commons is
  2. appointed by the House of Lords
  3. elected by the people
  4. appointed by the Queen
  5. appointed by the Supreme Court
  1. In Nigeria’s government, power is shared by the Central and regional authorities. This is an example of which government type?

A. Unitary

B. Confederation

C. Federal

D. Parliamentary

  1. When studying government, it is important to know these three things.
  2. Who rules, who participates, and how the money is distributed
  3. How the money is distributed, who is allowed to purchase
  4. Who participates, who rules, and how the power is distributed
  5. Who rules, what is their salary, and how is the power is distributed
  1. What do both Germany and Russia have in common?
  2. They bothhave unitary systems.
  3. They both have a Chancellor.
  4. They are both Federal systems.
  5. They both have Parliamentary democracies.
  1. Omitted
  1. Which type of government allows its citizens the most personal freedom?
  2. autocratic
  3. democratic
  4. oligarchy
  5. unitary
  1. What is a basic way citizens of a democratic nation can influence the government?

A. voting

B. working

C. obeying laws

D. consuming goods

  1. Which type of government has a small group in leadership?

A. democracy

B. communism

C. oligarchy

D. monarchy

  1. Which statement about the United Kingdom’s parliamentary system of government today is true?

A. Members of both houses of Parliament are elected for life.

B. The queen decides which laws Parliament will debate.

C. Members of Parliament do not belong to political parties.

D. The prime minister is not directly chosen by voters.

11. In which system of government does the legislature elect the executive leader of the government?

A. democratic

B. communist

C. parliamentary

D. totalitarian

12. Which of the following is NOT a form of autocracy?

A. dictatorship

B. parliamentary democracy

C. constitutional monarchy

D. absolute monarchy

13. Which system of government does the diagram above represent?

  1. Unitary
  2. Confederation
  3. Federal

14. A representative democracy allows citizens to vote directly on ALL issues and laws.

A. True

B. False

15. In an autocratic government, a single person has unlimited power and can rule with violence.

A. True

B. False

16. OMMITED

17. Who has the most power in Russia?

  1. The State Duma
  2. The Prime Minister
  3. The President
  4. The citizens

18. The ______is to the United Kingdom as the Chancellor is to Germany.

  1. The President
  2. The Parliament
  3. The Prime Judge
  4. The Prime Minister

19. Federal is to Russia as ______is to the United Kingdom.

  1. Oligarchy
  2. Unitary
  3. Prime Minister
  4. Duma

Choose from the following words to answer 20-28. Not allwords will be used.

Word Bank
a) confederation / e) constitutional monarchy / ae) democracy
b) dictatorship / ab) federal / bc) president
c) Prime Minister / ac) citizens / bd) oligarchy
d) representatives / ad) unitary / be) elected
20. In a government, one central government controls everything.
21. A voluntary association of independent states is called a .
22. In a government, power is shared by a powerful central government and states or provinces.
23. In a presidential democracy, the ______is elected by the people.
24. In a parliamentary democracy, the voters elect the legislature which chooses the ______
25. One type of an autocratic government that does not allow citizen participation is a .
26. A ______is a type of government that limits the monarch’s power.
27. In a direct democracy, the vote on all the issues.
28. In an indirect democracy, people elect and give them the power to vote on issues.
Use the following to answer 23-25
A. Germany B. United Kingdom C. Russia
29. Who am I?
I am a federal system.
I have a President.
I am a democracy.
I am a presidential democracy.
I am______
30. Who Am I?
I am unitary system.
I have a monarch with limited powers.
I have a Prime Minister.
I have two legislative houses.
I am______.
31. Who Am I?
I have a federal system.
I have a Chancellor.
I am a parliamentary.
I am______.