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Test: Governments of Southeast Asia
GPS:
SS7CG6a. Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary,
confederation, and federal.
SS7CG6b. Explain how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic,
oligarchic, and democratic.
SS7CG6c. Describe the 2 predominant forms of democratic governments:
parliamentary and presidential.
1. In a unitary government system, most of the power is in the hands of the
a. individual voters
b. local governments
c. central government
d. central and local governments
2. In a confederation government system, most of the power is in the hands of the
a. individual voters
b. local governments
c. central government
d. central and local governments
3. Which organization could be considered an example of a confederation form of
government?
a. the Diet of Japan
b. the Indian National Congress
c. the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
d. the Assembly of the People’s Republic of China
4. How is government power handled in a federal form of government?
a. the king makes most of the important decisions.
b. Power is shared among different levels of government.
c. A central committee makes all of the political decisions.
d. The local government has more power than the national government.
5. Who makes most of the important governmental decisions in an autocracy?
a. The ruler
b. The people
c. The court system
d. The elected legislature
6. Which Southern and Eastern Asian country could be described as an autocracy?
a. India
b. Japan
c. South Korea
d. North Korea
7. Who makes most of the important governmental decisions in an oligarchy?
a. The king
b. The people
c. The legislature
d. Small group of powerful leaders
8. Which Southern or Eastern Asian country could be described as an oligarchy?
a. India
b. Japan
c. China
d. South Korea
9. Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an
autocracy or an oligarchy?
a. Kings are always poor rulers.
b. The voters get to choose the people who make the laws.
c. All of the power stays in the hands of the local governments.
d. The voters in democratic countries always choose qualified leaders.
10. Which Southeastern or Eastern Asian countries have democratic systems of
government?
a. India and Japan
b. China and Vietnam
c. China and South Korea
d. North Korea and China
11. Which branch of government is responsible for making and carrying out the laws
in a parliamentary system of government?
a. Courts
b. Monarch
c. President
d. Legislature
12. The leader of a parliamentary system is often called the
a. king
b. president
c. Prime minister
d. Constitutional monarch
13. The leader of a parliamentary system is chosen by
a. The monarch or king.
b. A popular vote of the people.
c. A decision by the national courts.
d. The political party with the most representatives in the legislature.
14. Which branch of government makes the laws in a presidential system of
government?
a. president
b. legislature
c. National courts
d. Both the president and the legislature together
15. In a presidential system of government, a president is chosen
a. By a decision of the national courts.
b. By a majority vote of the legislature.
c. In a separate vote from the one that chooses the legislature.
d. By the political party with the most representatives in the legislature.
16. What is the role of the president regarding the laws passed by the legislature?
a. The president is supposed to enforce those laws.
b. The president can change the laws he doesn’t like.
c. The president sends the laws to the states for approval.
d. The president does not need to approve laws passed by the legislature.
17. What is one main difference between a president and a prime minister?
a. A prime minister has more power than a president.
b. A president has to be elected, while a prime minister does not.
c. A prime minister does not have to belong to a particular political party,
while a president always does.
d. A president is in a separate branch of government while a prime minister
is part of the legislature.
Government (Executive
of JAPAN Branch)
(Legislative
Branch)
Diet
(Judicial
Branch)
Cabinet
House of
Representatives
Prime Minister - Head
of Government
Courts
Supreme Court
House of
Councillors
18. What is the purpose of the chart?
e. to explain the role of the emperor in Japanese government
f. to explain how power is divided in the government of Japan
g. to show that the prime minister controls all parts of government
h. to show that the three branches of government are not equally powerful
19. Which part of the government leads the legislative branch?
a. the Diet
b. the courts
c. the cabinets
d. the emperor
20. When Beijing, China was awarded the 2008 Olympics, which environmental
issue was a big concern for many of the athletes?
a. The city’s air pollution
b. Lack of fresh drinking water
c. Temperatures would be too hot in the summer in China
d. Heavy seasonal rains that come to China in the summer