Parliamentary and Parliamentary and Presidential Forms of Presidential Forms of

governmentgovernmentSS6CG4c – Describe the two predominant forms SS6CG4c – Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and of democratic governments: parliamentary and

presidentialpresidentialSS6CG5a Compare the parliamentary system of SS6CG5a Compare the parliamentary system of

the United Kingdom, the federal system of the United Kingdom, the federal system of Germany and the federation of RussiaGermany and the federation of Russia

Who has the most government Who has the most government power in the parliamentary system?power in the parliamentary system? A. a citizenA. a citizen B. a member of parliamentB. a member of parliament C. the monarchC. the monarch D. the prime ministerD. the prime minister

In the German welfare state, who In the German welfare state, who receives guaranteed benefits?receives guaranteed benefits?

A. college studentsA. college students B. unemployed citizensB. unemployed citizens C. government workersC. government workers D. Bundestag representativesD. Bundestag representatives

Which representative body of Which representative body of parliament has the most power?parliament has the most power?

A. MonarchA. Monarch B. Prime MinisterB. Prime Minister C. House of LordsC. House of Lords D. House of CommonsD. House of Commons

The European Union was created The European Union was created toto

A. practice reaching consensus.A. practice reaching consensus. B. isolate Russia and make it work B. isolate Russia and make it work

alone.alone. C. promote the French franc as the C. promote the French franc as the

money unit.money unit. D. make Europe more competitive in D. make Europe more competitive in

world markets.world markets.

In the Russian Federation, which In the Russian Federation, which office do the people elect?office do the people elect?

A. Federation CouncilA. Federation Council B. PresidentB. President C. Prime MinisterC. Prime Minister D. public ChamberD. public Chamber

Why is the president of France Why is the president of France more powerful than the prime more powerful than the prime

minister?minister? A. The French monarch chooses the A. The French monarch chooses the

president.president. B. The president chooses who will be B. The president chooses who will be

prime minister.prime minister. C. The prime minister has no real C. The prime minister has no real

power in the government.power in the government. D. The citizens vote for the prime D. The citizens vote for the prime

minister but not for the presidnet.minister but not for the presidnet.

Which part of government is Which part of government is responsible for making the laws for responsible for making the laws for

the United Kingdom?the United Kingdom?

A. CongressA. Congress B. High CourtB. High Court C. MonarchyC. Monarchy D. ParliamentD. Parliament

How are members in the How are members in the Bundestag selected?Bundestag selected?

A. elected by the votersA. elected by the voters B. elected by the BundesratB. elected by the Bundesrat C. half through election and half C. half through election and half

appointed by the chancellorappointed by the chancellor D. half are selected by the president D. half are selected by the president

and half selected by the chancellorand half selected by the chancellor

In what way are the prime minister In what way are the prime minister and the president alike?and the president alike?

A. The lawmaking body appoints A. The lawmaking body appoints them.them.

B. They make the laws for their B. They make the laws for their countries.countries.

C. They can dissolve the lawmaking C. They can dissolve the lawmaking body.body.

D. They are in charge of the military D. They are in charge of the military and control the government. and control the government.

What is the currency for MOST EU What is the currency for MOST EU countries?countries?

A. euroA. euro B. dollarB. dollar C. francC. franc D. poundD. pound

Who is the Russian head of state?Who is the Russian head of state?

A. PresidentA. President B. Prime MinisterB. Prime Minister C. Deputy of the State DumaC. Deputy of the State Duma D. Federation Council MemberD. Federation Council Member

Legislature is to parliament as a Legislature is to parliament as a president is to president is to

A. dictatorA. dictator B. monarchB. monarch C. patriarchC. patriarch D. prime ministerD. prime minister

Which statement is correct Which statement is correct comparison between the EU and comparison between the EU and

the United States?the United States?

A. The United States has fewer people and A. The United States has fewer people and less land than the EU.less land than the EU.

B. The United States has more people and B. The United States has more people and more land than the EU.more land than the EU.

C. The EU has more people and a higher C. The EU has more people and a higher total Gross Domestic Product than the total Gross Domestic Product than the United States.United States.

D. The EU has fewer people and a lower D. The EU has fewer people and a lower value on goods and services produced value on goods and services produced each year than the United States. each year than the United States.

To be prime minister, a person To be prime minister, a person must first be elected to which must first be elected to which

governing body? governing body?

A. CongressA. Congress B. Privy CouncilB. Privy Council C. House of LordsC. House of Lords D. House of CommonsD. House of Commons

Which statement about the Which statement about the executive is TRUE?executive is TRUE?

A. The president cannot make laws.A. The president cannot make laws. B. The prime minister is the head of B. The prime minister is the head of

state.state. C. The president can dissolve the C. The president can dissolve the

legislature.legislature. D. The members of the legislature D. The members of the legislature

choose the president.choose the president.

The United Kingdom is to House of The United Kingdom is to House of Commons as Germany is toCommons as Germany is to

A. Basic LawA. Basic Law B. BundesratB. Bundesrat C. BundestagC. Bundestag D. ParliamentD. Parliament

How is the Russian prime minister How is the Russian prime minister selected?selected?

A. by a vote of the citizensA. by a vote of the citizens B. by a vote of the State DumaB. by a vote of the State Duma C. by appointment of the Federal C. by appointment of the Federal

AssemblyAssembly D. by appointment of the president D. by appointment of the president

with approval of the Dumawith approval of the Duma

Which BEST describes the rights of Which BEST describes the rights of the citizens in Germany, Russia, the citizens in Germany, Russia,

and the United Kingdom? and the United Kingdom?

A. They are very similar.A. They are very similar. B. They are nothing alike.B. They are nothing alike. C. They only include religious C. They only include religious

freedom.freedom. D. They make no mention of human D. They make no mention of human

rights. rights.

Which problem is handled by Which problem is handled by individual EU member countries individual EU member countries instead of the EU government?instead of the EU government?

A. training the country’s armyA. training the country’s army B. trade issues between two EU B. trade issues between two EU

countriescountries C. one country’s farmers selling C. one country’s farmers selling

grapes at lower prices than another grapes at lower prices than another country’s farmerscountry’s farmers

D. making sure that gasoline sold in D. making sure that gasoline sold in one country will work in cars from one country will work in cars from another countryanother country

You are the chief executive in your You are the chief executive in your country’s democratically –elected country’s democratically –elected national government. You came in national government. You came in power in the last election after your power in the last election after your

political party won a majority of seats political party won a majority of seats in the national legislature. As the in the national legislature. As the leader of your political party, you leader of your political party, you

were chosen to be the government were chosen to be the government by your co-workers in the legislature. by your co-workers in the legislature.

Which form of government do you Which form of government do you have?have?

A. presidentialA. presidential B. autocraticB. autocratic C. parliamentaryC. parliamentary D. oligarchicD. oligarchic

The main purpose of the European The main purpose of the European Union is toUnion is to

A. Require all European nations to A. Require all European nations to adopt a command economy.adopt a command economy.

B. Strengthen the economic, political, B. Strengthen the economic, political, and defense ties of member nations.and defense ties of member nations.

C. Create a large standing army for C. Create a large standing army for use around the world.use around the world.

D. Solve Europe’s environmental D. Solve Europe’s environmental problems.problems.