Power is shared evenly between the central government and smaller, regional governments like states.
What is a federal system?
100
In this form of government, citizens vote for leaders and representatives. Citizens have rights and freedoms.
What is democracy?
100
Germany's government shares power between the central government and smaller states. Germany has a __________ system.
What is federal?
100
What are the two types of democracy?
Presidential and Parliamentary
100
How is power distributed in the European Union?
The member countries have more power than the central government, like a confederation.
200
The central government has most of the power and decides which powers smaller, regional governments can have.
What is a unitary system?
200
In this form of government, there is one powerful leader who makes all the decisions for the country. Citizens usually do not have rights and freedoms.
What is an autocracy?
200
Russia's government shares power between the central government and smaller states and regional governments. Russia has a ___________ system.
What is federal?
200
In this type of democracy, the leader is called the prime minister.
What is parliamentary democracy?
200
Name one member country of the EU.
France, Germany, Italy, Greece, the UK, etc.
300
States or smaller governments have more power than the central government.
What is a confederation?
300
In this form of government, a small powerful group makes decisions for the whole country. Citizens usually do not have rights and freedoms.
What is an oligarchy?
300
In the UK, the central government has more power than smaller governments. This is a _______ system.
What is unitary?
300
In this type of democracy, the leader is elected by the citizens and is not part of the legislative branch.
What is a presidential democracy?
300
Most countries in the EU share a currency, or money. It is called the ________.
What is euro?
400
The EU might be considered this form of government.
What is a confederation?
400
The three ways governments determine citizen participation.
What are democracy, oligarchy, and autocracy.
400
In Germany, the UK, and Russia citizens can vote and have rights and freedoms. This type of government is called _____________.
What is democracy?
400
In this type of democracy, the leader is chosen by the legislative and is NOT separate from the legislative branch.
What is a parliamentary democracy.
400
Name one reason the EU was created.
Peace & security, social issues like human rights and the environment, free trade & travel
500
The three ways in which governments distribute power.
What are federal, confederation, and unitary?
500
The communist party makes the decisions in China. This would be an example of ___________.
An oligarchy.
500
Citizens' rights and freedoms are usually protected by this document.
What is a constitution?
500
Both Germany and the UK have this type of democracy.
What is parliamentary?
500
Are citizens able to vote for representatives in the EU?