European Government Vocabulary
parliamentary democracy
A democracy in which parliament chooses the government.
presidential democracy
A form of government in which the citizens directly elect a president
dictatorship
A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority.
Republic
A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws. Supreme power rests with the citizens
Absolute Monarchy
A government in which the king or queen has absolute power.
figurehead
A person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else
monarchy
A system of government in which one person reigns, usually a king or queen. A government ruled by a king or queen A government ruled by a monarch
Parliamentary System
A system of government in which the legislature selects the prime minister or president.
free election
An election in which all citizens can vote as long as they meet the requirements. Each person's vote counts the same.
In what form of government do citizens have little choice in who leads the government?
Autocracy
In which type government do citizens have little or no opportunities to participate in government (voting, running for office)?
Autocracy
In which type government do citizens have very limited rights and freedoms?
Autocracy
What type government has a single leader who holds all the power?
Autocracy
Does this paragraph correctly identify both an autocracy and a democracy: In an autocracy, the people typically do not have the right to vote. In a democracy, one leader holds all the power.
Autocracy is correctly defined. Democracy is NOT correctly defined
What type of government includes a system in which the people do not elect a leader? The leader probably took power violently through war?
Autocracy or Dictatorship
Does this paragraph correctly identify both an autocracy and a democracy: In a democracy, the citizens have many opportunities to use their power by voting for government leaders to represent them. In an autocracy, the citizens play little to no role in choosing government leaders.
Both democracy and autocracy are correctly defined.
What is one similarity between presidential and parliamentary forms of democracy?
Both have a bicameral (two house) legislature
What role does the Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, have in the government of the U.K.?
Ceremonial - very little power
Which of the following is an example of an autocracy? Congress Dictatorship Presidential Democracy Parliamentary Democracy
Dictatorship
House of Commons
England's lower house in Parliament (most powerful of the two)
Parliamentary democracy
Form of government in which people vote for the legislative body, which in turn selects the prime minister.
Direct Democracy
Government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials directly.
What is the duty of an M.P. in the British (U.K.) government?
M.P.'s are members of parliament in charge of passing laws.
MP
Member of Parliament
Does this paragraph correctly identify both an autocracy and a democracy: In an autocracy one ruler (dictator) has limited power. In a democracy the president or prime minister holds all the power.
Neither autocracy or democracy is correctly defined.
What type government is led by a Prime Minister?
Parliamentary Democracy
In which system of government does the legislature elect the executive leader of government?
Parliamentary democracy
The president has executive power in which form of government?
Presidential Democracy
In which form of government do citizens elect the executive leader of government?
Presidential democracy
In the U.K. parliamentary government, who is the actual head of the government?
Prime Minister
Which European country has a government system where voters elect legislators and separately elect a President: Spain Russia Germany United Kingdom (U.K.)
Russia
Russian federation
Russia and its political subunits, which include 21 internal republics
head of state
The executive role that symbolizes and represents the people both nationally and internationally.
Federation council
The largely powerless upper house of the Russian parliament
Who chooses the Prime Minister in a Parliamentary system?
The majority party in Parliament
Does this paragraph correctly identify both an autocracy and a democracy: In a democracy, the government restricts the freedom of speech and press of its citizens. In an autocracy, the citizens are not allowed to criticize the government.
The statement for democracy is FALSE The statement for autocracy is TRUE
revolution
a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.
representative democracy
a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf
monarchy
a government ruled by a king or queen, a government ruled by a monarch
federation
a government that links and unites different groups
democratic/democracy
a government where political authority rests with a nation's citizens
autocratic government / autocracy
a government where political authority rests with a single leader
Citizen
a legal member of a country
legislator
a person who makes laws; a member of a legislative body
monarch
a ruler of a kingdom or empire, king, queen, emperor, empress
federal system of government
a system in which power is shared among state and national authorities
political party
an organization which represents a specific political agenda and socioeconomic positions within a given nation
parliament
common name given to the legislature in a parliamentary democracy
Federal republic
government divided between national and state powers
federal republic
government divided between national and state powers
bicameral
having a legislature divided into an upper and lower house
Sovreign
having absolute authority in a certain realm
advisory
having the power to make recommendations but not to take action enforcing them.
Prime Minister
head of government
legislature
law making body of a democratic government
State duma
the lower house of the Russian Parliament which has little power
House of Lords
the upper house of the British parliament (has little power)
chancellor
title given to the head of government in Germany
president
title often given to the head of government and state in a presidential democracy
prime minister
title often given to the head of government in a parliamentary democracy
elect
to choose by voting