Type of government characterized as ruled by one person, usually a dictator or an absolute monarch.
autocracy
democracy
oligarchy
monopoly
2. Multiple Choice
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Type of government in which it is ruled by a small group of wealthy people have the political power.
autocracy
democracy
oligarchy
aristocracy
3. Multiple Choice
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Which of the following types of governments is characterized as the citizens having the power?
autocracy
democracy
oligarchy
anarchy
4. Multiple Choice
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A legislature that is bicameral has ____ legislative houses.
one
two
three
four
5. Multiple Choice
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The Bundestag and Bundesrat is the legislature of which of the following countries?
United Kingdom
Russia
Germany
Italy
6. Multiple Choice
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The House of Commons and House of Lords are the the legislative houses of which of the following nations?
Germany
Russia
United Kingdom
United Arab Emirates
7. Multiple Choice
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Federal Council and the State Duma are the legislative houses of what country?
Germany
Poland
Russia
United Kingdom
8. Multiple Choice
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"Basic Law" is the name of the constitution of which European nation?
Russia
Germany
United Kingdom
9. Multiple Choice
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Chancellor is the official title of the chief executive of what country?
Germany
Russia
United Kingdom
Ukraine
10. Multiple Choice
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In a parliamentary democracy, the citizens directly elect the executive leader of the government.
True
False
11. Multiple Choice
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Prime minister is the chief executive in which of the following types of governments?
Presidential democracy
Parliamentary democracy
Autocratic dictatorship
Absolute monarchy
12. Multiple Choice
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_________ in another name for the king or queen.
Supreme
Monarch
Dictator
To
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In Germany, the head of government- the Chancellor- serves a four year term, and takes office upon winning a majority of the vote in the Federal Parliament.
presidential democracy
parliamentary democracy.
constitutional monarchy.
benevolent oligarchy.
14. Multiple Choice
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Both the United Kingdom and Germany can be said to have a ____ system of government.
monarchy
presidential democracy
totalitarian
parliamentary democracy
15. Multiple Choice
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In Russia, the President serves a six year term, and takes office upon winning a majority of the popular vote.
totalitarian dictatorship
constitutional monarchy
parliamentary democracy
presidential democracy.
16. Multiple Choice
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Which of these European countries had a government in the 1930s and early 1940s that was autocratic?
1
2
3
4
17. Multiple Choice
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In Germany, the head of government is the chancellor. The position of chancellor is very much like the position of ___ in the United Kingdom.
queen
president
prime minister
chief of staff
18. Multiple Choice
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In the United Kingdom, the head of government- the Prime Minister- takes office as the leader of the majority party in Parliament, or as the head of the majority coalition.