Civics Today: Citizenship, Economics, & You

Chapter 27: Comparing Systems of Government

Comparing Systems of Government

1
A(n) __________ government is one in which power is held by an individual or group that is not accountable to the people.
A)republican
B)democratic
C)authoritarian
D)aggregate

2
An example of a totalitarian government that developed in the twentieth century was __________.
A)Nazi Germany
B)Victorian England
C)the Canadian Commonwealth
D)Argentina under Perón

3
In a parliamentary system, the head of government is usually called a __________.
A)president
B)docent
C)prime minister
D)czar

4
In a parliamentary system, the head of government is chosen by __________.
A)the monarch
B)the members of parliament
C)the people
D)the cabinet

5
Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom, is made up of __________.
A)England, Scotland, Bristol, and Northern Ireland
B)England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
C)England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Southern Ireland
D)England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Cornwall

6
In Great Britain, the Queen's role is __________.
A)largely symbolic
B)head of the executive branch
C)diplomatic leader of the country
D)prime minister

7
Britain's policy of transferring power to local authorities is called __________.
A)evolution
B)unitary government
C)devolution
D)noblesse oblige

8
The man who led the Communist revolution in China was __________.
A)Deng Xiaoping
B)Jiang Zemin
C)Zhu Rongji
D)Mao Zedong

9
In China, national policy is made by the __________.
A)National People's Congress
B)Politburo
C)Chinese Communist Party
D)Kuomintang

10
The first American president to visit China was __________.
A)John F. Kennedy
B)Jimmy Carter
C)Ronald Reagan
D)Richard Nixon
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