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Governments 4

6th Grade Social Studies: Unit 5 - European Governments

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Define: Unitary System the central government has all of the power United Kingdom has this
Describe the parliamentary system of the UK. **Parliamentary Democracy** AND **Unitary System** *Unitary system (the central government has all the power) *Democracy (citizens vote) *Parliamentary Democracy (leader is elected through the legislature, not directly by the people)
What is the lawmaking body of the UK? Parliament
What 2 bodies compose the parliament in the UK? House of Lords and the House of Commons
Define: Bicameral 2 houses in the legislature (example: UK)
Which body in the UK parliament has more power? Which has less? More: House of Commons (elected by citizens) Less: House of Lords (seats use to be passed down through wealthy families - now elected / appointed)
Which body of the UK parliament appoints the prime minister? The House of Commons -- the prime minister is the leader of the political party with the most members
Who are the executive leaders of the UK government? Prime Minister = chief executive / leader of the parliament Monarch = official head of state (ceremonial duties)
Who is the British Prime Minister? Rishi Sunak
Who is the British King? King Charles III
Describe the personal freedoms of UK citizens. British citizens have freedom of speech, right to a fair trial, the right to own property, and the right to security. Citizens do not directly elect their leaders (they only vote for the House of Commons members)
Describe the federal system of Germany. **Parliamentary Democracy** AND **Federal System** *Federal system: the power is shared between the central government and the governments of the 16 states *Democracy: citizens of the country hold the power (voting) *Parliamentary: leader is elected through the legislature, not directly by the people
Define: Federal System The power is shared between a central government and state governments
What 2 bodies compose the parliament in Germany? Bicameral : 1- Bundestag (most power = federal parliament directly elected by the citizens) 2- Bundesrat (represent the interests of the state = the 16 different states each select representative(s) - number of representatives depends of the population of the state)
Define: Welfare State Germany is a welfare state: the government guarantees people certain benefits when they are unemployed, sick, poor, or disabled
What is Germany's constitution called? Basic Law
Who elects the Chancellor of Germany? The members of the Bundestag house in parliament (the members of the Bundestag house are elected by the people)
Who are the executives of Germany? Chancellor = the chief executive / head of the government of Germany, and the commander in chief of the German Armed Forces during wartime - Elected by the Bundesdag (legislature) President = the official head of state / A symbol for the country (Duties are mostly ceremonial) - Representatives of the legislature and representatives of the states choose the President
Who is Germany's Chancellor? Olaf Scholz
Who is Germany's President? Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Describe the personal freedoms of German citizens. Citizens have the same basic freedoms like those in the United Kingdom - All citizens are treated equally and have the right to worship as they choose Have freedom of speech, right to a fair trial, the right to own property, and the right to security. Citizens do not directly choose the leaders (only the Bundesrat)
Describe the federal system of Russia. **presidential democracy** AND **Federal System** Federal System: the power is shared between the central government and the governments of the states. Democracy: citizens of the country hold the power (voting) Presidential: leader is directly voted by the people.
Who are the executives of Russia? *President is the head of state with the MOST power --Elected by the people (presidential democracy) - Can disband the legislature Supreme commander-in-chief of the Russian Armed Forces. It is the highest office in Russia. The president may also revoke any act of the government *Prime Minister (head of government) -Helps in the day-to-day running of the government (Similar to the USA’s Vice President) It is the president who appoints and dismisses the prime minister
Who is the Russian president? Vladimir Putin
Who is the Russian prime minister? Mikhail Mishustin
What 2 bodies compose the federal assembly in Russia? 1 - Federation Council (upper house) = approves the president's choices of people to fill governmental jobs - state appoints members (NOT directly elected by the people) 2 - State Duma (lower ouse) = members are elected by the people - control budge and makes laws
What is Russia's legislature called? Federal Assembly
Describe the personal freedoms of Russian citizens. Russians have the right to life and dignity, freedom of speech, and the right to privacy Less restrictive now than under the Communist Soviet Union Citizens directly elect the leader There have been accusations of voter fraud.
What 2 countries have a parliamentary democracy? (selecting from UK, Germany & Russia) Germany UK
What type of government do all three countries have? (selecting from autocratic, oligarchic, or democratic? Democratic
Which 2 countries have a Federal System of government? (selecting from UK, Germany & Russia) Germany Russia
Which country has a presidential democracy instead of a parliamentary democracy? (selecting from UK, Germany & Russia) Russia
Which country has a Unitary system of government instead of a federal system? (selecting from UK, Germany & Russia) UK
What is the voting age in all 3 countries? 18
Which countries have a bicameral legislature? All 3: UK, Germany & Russia
Which country has that least amount of freedom for its citizens? Russia
Which country is a constitutional monarchy? UK
What do the governments of Germany, Russia, and the United Kingdom have IN COMMON? All democracies All bicameral legislature (2 houses)
How are the governments of Germany, Russia, and the United Kingdom DIFFERENT? Parliamentary democracy (Germany & UK) vs. Presidential Democracy (Russia) Federal System (Germany & Russia) vs. Unitary System (UK) Citizen participation
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