1. Southern & Eastern Asia Government/Civics Understandings
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4. In what type of government does a ruler have absolute power?

5. Autocracy
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6. What type of government gives power to a small group of people?

7. Oligarchy
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8. What form of government gives the people the greatest voice in law making?

9. Democracy
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10. What three Asian countries have a democracy?

11. India, Japan, & South Korea
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12. What Asian country has an oligarchy?

13. The People’s Republic of China
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14. What are two forms of democratic government?

15. Parliamentary and Presidential
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16. What is the largest parliamentary democracy in the world?

17. India
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18. What is Japan’s two-house parliament called?

19. Diet
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20. What is another name for a presidential form of democratic government?

21. Congressional form of government
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22. How is the relationship between a Prime Minister and parliament different from that of a President and legislature?

23. The prime minister is
a member Parliament while the president is in a separate branch of government.
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24. What is the head of the Japanese government called?

25. Prime Minister
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26. Who heads local government in India?

27. Village council (panchayat)
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28. What is the role of the emperor in Japan?

29. Ceremonial
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30. What two government leaders are chosen by the National People’s Congress in China?

31. President and Vice President
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32. What two offices does Kim Jong-il hold in North Korea?

33. Premier and head of the National Defense Commission
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34. What type of government is found in Japan?
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Type of Government
Who Votes
Role of Religion
Design of Government
Japan
Constitutional Monarchy
All citizens 20 years old or older
No direct role; the government is considered secular
Elected parliament (the Diet) and a prime minister chosen by the Diet members
China
Communist Party
All citizens over the age of 18
Religion is not encouraged by the Chinese government
National People’s Congress with leaders chosen by the congress
India
Democratic Republic
India is a secular government
Elected parliament with a prime minister chosen from the majority party

35. Constitutional Monarchy
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36. What role do religious leaders play in the Indian government?
Country
Type of Government
Who Votes
Role of Religion
Design of Government
Japan
Constitutional Monarchy
All citizens 20 years old or older
No direct role; the government is considered secular
Elected parliament (the Diet) and a prime minister chosen by the Diet members
China
Communist Party
All citizens over the age of 18
Religion is not encouraged by the Chinese government
National People’s Congress with leaders chosen by the congress
India
Democratic Republic
India is a secular government
Elected parliament with a prime minister chosen from the majority party

37. They play no role in the government.
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38. What two countries give the right to vote to the same group of citizens?
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Type of Government
Who Votes
Role of Religion
Design of Government
Japan
Constitutional Monarchy
All citizens 20 years old or older
No direct role; the government is considered secular
Elected parliament (the Diet) and a prime minister chosen by the Diet members
China
Communist Party
All citizens over the age of 18
Religion is not encouraged by the Chinese government
National People’s Congress with leaders chosen by the congress
India
Democratic Republic
India is a secular government
Elected parliament with a prime minister chosen from the majority party

39. China and India
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40. Who chooses the Prime Minister in Japan?
Country
Type of Government
Who Votes
Role of Religion
Design of Government
Japan
Constitutional Monarchy
All citizens 20 years old or older
No direct role; the government is considered secular
Elected parliament (the Diet) and a prime minister chosen by the Diet members
China
Communist Party
All citizens over the age of 18
Religion is not encouraged by the Chinese government
National People’s Congress with leaders chosen by the congress
India
Democratic Republic
India is a secular government
Elected parliament with a prime minister chosen from the majority party

41. Members of the Diet
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42. What group runs the government in China?
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Type of Government
Who Votes
Role of Religion
Design of Government
Japan
Constitutional Monarchy
All citizens 20 years old or older
No direct role; the government is considered secular
Elected parliament (the Diet) and a prime minister chosen by the Diet members
China
Communist Party
All citizens over the age of 18
Religion is not encouraged by the Chinese government
National People’s Congress with leaders chosen by the congress
India
Democratic Republic
India is a secular government
Elected parliament with a prime minister chosen from the majority party

43. Communist Party
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44. Who chooses the president and vice-president in China?

45. The National People’s Congress
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46. Who makes most of the decisions in the People’s Republic of China?

47. Communist Party
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48. What part of Japan’s Constitution spells out the basic freedoms of its citizens?

49. Bill of Rights
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50. Who is allowed to vote in Japan?

51. All citizens who are at least 20 years old
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52. Who can vote in India?

53. Citizens over 18 years of age
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54. What document contains the laws of a nation?

55. Constitution
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56. What is the name of an area that is ruled by a king, queen, or emperor?

57. Monarchy
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58. What is the term that describes “government by a few”?

59. Oligarchy
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60. What form of government allows citizens to choose delegates to represent them?

61. Republic
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62. What term means “favors no special religion”?

63. Secular
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65. Which country in this region is ruled by an autocratic dictator?

66. North Korea
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