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Review Guide GOVERNMENT
Write quick definitions for each.
2. 3 differences between Parliamentary and Presidential Democracy?
1. Parliamentary Democracy’s leader is Prime Minster who is selected by the legislative branch.
2. In a presidential democracy, the people vote directly for the executive branch.
3. In a presidential democracy, the executive branch and legislative branch are separate.
Fill in the blanks using your vocabulary words.
6. In country A all citizens can vote. However in 2001, a military leader took over and now no one votes.
Country A went from __democracy______to ____dictatorship______citizen participation.
7. If the legislature and the executive branch is eleced seperately then the type of govenrment is a _Presidential ______Democracy.
8. If the legislative and executive branch are connected in elections then the type of government is _Parlimentary______Democracy.
9. Saudi Arabia has a __Monoarchy______type of government because they have a King who chosen through the royal family’s bloodline.
10. Univesal Suffrage means all people have the right to vote. Therefore if a country has universal suffrage they have ___Democratic/Democracy______citizen participation.
11. In a ____Parlimentary______Democracy,the Prime Minister is head of state which means he has executive power.
12. Fill in missing words that belong in boxes of the diagram use the word bank for assistance. Some boxes may include more than one word.
Presidential DemocracyParliamentary Democracy
13. A form of government where ruler has absolute power and citizens cannot elect their own leader ___Autocracy______.
14. A form of govenrment where citizens directly elect the leader of the country. _____democracy______
15. The people elect members of parliamentary, then parliament elects head of state. _____Prime Minister__.
16. This country has a Parliamentary Democracy where the Prime Minister is chosen by the Knesset, the country’s parliament. _____Israel______
17. This country currently has a Parliamaentary Democracy, but is going to transition to a Presidential Democracy. _____Turkey______.
18. This country uses Islamic law and is an absolute Monarchy. The ruling family has been in charge for generations. _____Saudi Arabia______
19. An Absolute Monarchy would have this type of citizen participation. ____Autocracy______
20. A country where the ruler is chosen through birthright and power is inherited. __Monarchy______
21. In which type of democracy is the legislative branch connected to the Presidential Branch? _Parliamentary
22. In which type of democracy is the legislative nad executive branch voted on seperately?__Presidential____
23. Which type of govenrment would probably have the least personal freedoms? ____Autocracy/Dictatorship______
24. In a paragraph, explain which form of government you would want to live in and why. Include at least 3 reasons.