Starter quiz
- Which of these types of government most closely describes the system used in North Korea?
- constitutional monarchy
- authoritarian regime ✓
- parliamentary democracy
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- What does it mean for a country to be a 'one-party state'?
- Only one political party is allowed to govern. ✓
- Citizens vote for candidates from a single party.
- There is no formal political party system.
- Many parties are allowed but one is dominant.
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- In some countries, the Government uses ______ to control public opinion and ensure the leadership remains unchallenged.
- 'propaganda' ✓
- Which country is an example of an absolute monarchy?
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- Saudi Arabia ✓
- Germany
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- Which of these factors contributes to making Iran an authoritarian regime?
- Political parties in Iran can freely compete in elections.
- The Government follows the rule of law.
- Citizens have complete freedom to express their opinions.
- The Ayatollah controls the Government, military and judiciary. ✓
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- Within which category of the Democracy Index is the USA located?
- full democracy
- flawed democracy ✓
- hybrid regime
- authoritarian regime
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Exit quiz
- Match the words to their correct definitions.
- legislative⇔the branch of government responsible for making and passing laws ✓
- bicameral⇔a system of government involving two separate chambers ✓
- executive⇔the branch of government responsible for putting laws into effect ✓
- judiciary⇔the branch of government that interprets and fairly applies laws ✓
- Which of these statements accurately describes the Prime Minister's work?
- The Prime Minister does not interact with Parliament.
- The Prime Minister is part of Parliament and the executive branch. ✓
- The Prime Minister’s role is only ceremonial.
- The Prime Minister sits in the House of Lords.
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- If the ______ does not want a bill to become law, he or she has the power to reject or veto the bill.
- 'President' ✓
- Which of these descriptions about the US political system is accurate?
- The President is part of Congress.
- Laws in the US can only be passed by the Supreme Court.
- The President appoints members of the House of Representatives.
- Both chambers feature elected representatives. ✓
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- How is the Supreme Court in the US different to the Supreme Court in the UK?
- The UK Supreme Court is elected by the people.
- The US Supreme Court is part of the executive branch.
- The UK Supreme Court is responsible for creating new laws.
- The US Supreme Court can overturn laws passed by Congress. ✓
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- In the US system, Congress consists of the ______ and the House of Representatives.
- 'Senate' ✓
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Key learning points
- The UK Parliament overlaps the executive and legislative branches, the US separates them.
- The Prime Minister is part of the UK Parliament, the US President is independent.
- UK laws are passed by the UK Parliament, whereas laws in the US need presidential approval.
Common misconception
Laws are made the same way in both the UK and the US.
The process of creating laws is different. The UK has a parliamentary system whereas the US follows a presidential system.
Keywords
Bicameral - means two chambers; in a bicameral parliament there are two separate groups that must both agree on changes to laws; UK Parliament is bicameral as it has two chambers: the House of Commons and Lords
Legislative - the law-making body of the state, i.e. Parliament in the UK
Executive - the branch of government that is responsible for putting laws or decisions into effect
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