Study Guide
For Test on Governments of India,
Japan, and China
1. Which best describes the Japanese
government? Constitutional monarchy
2. The Japanese parliament is called the
Diet.
3. What role do religious leaders play in the
Indian government? The country has a
secular government in order to avoid
seeming to favor one group over
another.
4. Who is allowed to vote in Indian
elections? All citizens who are 18 years
of age or older
5. Who is allowed to vote in Japan? All
citizens who are 20 years of age or older
6. What sort of government is the People’s
Republic of China? Communist
government
7. What is the name of the elected Chinese
legislative assembly? National People’s
Congress
8. Who can vote in national elections in
China? All citizens who are 18 years of
age or older
9. How often are elections for the national
government held in India? Elections for
national office are held every 5 years.
10. Which country is the world’s largest
democracy? India
11. Who was Indira Gandhi? First woman
prime minister in India
12. What role do the people play in a
government like that of Japan? The
people have the real power in Japan.
13. What was the position of the Japanese
emperor before WWII? He was believed to be
a god descended from the sun.
14. What group makes most of the important
decisions in the government of the People’s
Republic of China today? The Chinese
Communist Party
15. Who chooses the president and vice-president
of the National People’s Congress in China?
The members of the National People’s
Congress choose them.
16. The premier of the National People’s
Congress in China is chosen by the
president.
17. Who was the first leader of the People’s
Republic of China? Mao Tse-Tung