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What is the Head of Government called in Germany?
Chancellor
Define DEMOCRACY?
Government in which the citizens rule by voting
Define AUTOCRACY:
Government in which ONE person rules as a dictator or absolute monarch
What are the 2 houses of the United Kingdom’’s Parliament called?
House of Commons, House of Lords
What type of government is normally run by a small group of individuals?
Oligarchy
What is the difference between the Head of Government and the Head of State?
The Head of Govt does the work each day to lead and run the govt.
The Head of State is ceremonial and the “face” of the country with no real political power.
In which type of government do the citizens have the least say in government?
Autocracy
What does a country’s legislature/
legislative body do?
Makes laws
Who is the ceremonial Head of State in the UK?
Monarch, King Charles
What does bicameral legislature
mean?
2 houses
What is the type of democracy that both the UK and Germany share?
Parliamentary
Describe Russia’s current type of government?
Presidential democracy
What are the 2 houses of Russia’s legislature called?
Federation Council, State Duma
In which type of government do the citizens elect the legislative branch, and the legislative branch chooses the head of government?
-President has own branch (executive branch)
-President elected by the citizens
In which type of democracy do the citizens elect both the Head of State/Chief of State AND the Head of Government?
Presidential
What are the 2 houses of the German Parliament called?
Underline the one with more power.
Bundestag
Bundesrat
What are the 2 predominant forms of democracy?
Parliamentary and Presidential
What is the law-making body in the United Kingdom & Germany called?
Parliament
What are some characteristics of presidential democracy?
-President has own branch (executive branch)
-President elected by the citizens
-President is both Head of State AND Head of Govt
Who elects the head of government in the United Kingdom?
Parliament/House of Commons
Why does the United Kingdom have a Constitutional Monarchy?
It has a democracy. The Monarch’s powers are limited by the Constitution.
What are 2 types of autocracies?
-Absolute monarchy (ex.King George III), -Dictatorship (ex.Hitler)
How is a parliamentary democracy different from a presidential democracy?
Parliament makes governmental decisions, and the legislative branch has the most power. In a presidential system. the President has the most power and has his/her own branch.
Parliament makes governmental decisions, and the legislative branch has the most power. In a presidential system. the President has the most power and has his/her own branch.
How are autocracies and democracies different?
In autocracies, one person has all the power over all of the citizens. In democracies, the citizens have a say in governmental decisions.
In a democracy, who chooses the leaders in the government?
Citizens