Southern and Eastern Asia Government Test

What is/are the difference(s) between a president and a prime minister?

A president is in a separate branch of government while a prime minister is a part of the legislature. In a presidential democracy, the president is both head of state and head of government. In a parliamentary democracy, the president is head of state (ceremonial) and does not run the government. It is run by the prime minister.

List the two Southern and Eastern Asia communist governments we studied ?

China and North Korea

What party holds power over every aspect of the government in China?

Communist

What sort of government is the People's Republic of China?

Communist government

What form of government best describes the Japanese government?

Constitutional monarchy

In what form of government do citizens have the most power?

Democracies

What is the role of Japan's emperor?

He has no real power, but serves a ceremonial or representative role in the country.

Which country is the world's largest democracy?

India

Which Southern or Eastern Asian countries have democratic systems of government?

India, South Korea, and Japan

Which of the Southern and Eastern Asian countries studied is a constitutional monarchy?

Japan

Which branch of government makes the laws in a presidential system of government?

Legislature

Which Southern and Eastern Asia country could be described as an autocracy?

North Korea

The leader of a parliamentary system is often called the ....

Prime minister

Who makes most of the important governmental decisions in an oligarchy?

Small group of powerful leaders

Which South and East Asia country as a presidential democracy?

South Korea

The leader of a parliamentary system is chosen by

The political party with the most representatives in the legislature

In what form(s) of government do citizens have the least amount of power?

absolute monarchy, dictatorship, communism

A Dictator might be the head of government in an ...?

autocracy

The statement below is MOST accurate in describing what government? "What the leader says, goes!:

autocratic government

How is the president of China chosen?

by the National People's Congress

What is one characteristic of a parliamentary government? a. is led only by a king or queen b. is led by a president c. it selects the president d. the president is selected by the people.

c. it selects the president and the president is subject to it.

Which of the following is an example of a democracy? a. communist government b. monarchy c. parliamentary government d. dictatorship

c. parliamentary government

A government that controls all property in order to create a classless society is called

communist government

Which of the following is the BEST description of a prime minister? a. an executive independent of the legislative branch b. an autocratic ruler c. the leader of an elite ruling class d. a head of government elected by members of a legislature

d. a head of government elected by members of a legislature

In a democracy, how do people rule

directly or through elected officials

What condition is necessary in establishing a democracy?

free elections

A presidential democracy has no distinction between..

head of state and head of government

In a presidential system of government, a president is chosen...

in a separate vote from the one that chooses the legislature.

Which branch of government is responsible for making and carrying out the laws in a parliamentary system of government?

legislature

Members of the Knesset and the Diet serve in ___________. Knesset is to Israel as the Diet is to ________.

parliamentary democracies Knesset is to Israel as the Diet is to Japan.

What group makes most of the important decisions in the government of the People's Republic of China today?

the Chinese Communist party

Who is the head of government in Japan?

the prime minister