Topic 2 Comp Gov

• Who is the head of state in Russia?

  President Putin
• How is the head of state elected in Russia?

  Through a two-round system where one must gain more than 50% of votes
• Who is the head of state in the UK?

  King Charles
• Who is the head of government in the UK?

  Prime Minister Keir Starmer
• How is the Prime Minister elected in the UK?

  By winning the most votes in the House of Commons during general elections
• Who is the head of state in China?

  President Xi Jinping
• How is the President elected in China?

  By the National People's Congress
• Who is the head of state in Nigeria?

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
• How is the President elected in Nigeria?

  By popular votes
• Who is the Vice President of Nigeria?

  Kashim Shettima
• What are the responsibilities of the Vice President in Nigeria?

  Assists the President in governance and oversees specific initiatives
• Who is the head of state in Mexico?

  President Claudia Sheinbaum
• How is the President elected in Mexico?

  By popular votes
• Who is the Supreme Leader in Iran?

  Ali Khamenei
• How is the Supreme Leader chosen in Iran?

  By the assembly of experts
• Who is the President in Iran?

  Masoud Pezeshkian
• What is a group of state officials who are influential in policy-making but are typically not elected called?

  Bureaucracy
• What is the main governing body where all of the decisions are made in the Chinese government?

  National People Congress
• What is a shared responsibility of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Xi Jinping?

  Commander in Chief
• The prime minister of Russia is an ____ position. What is the missing word?

  appointed
• Who appoints the Prime Minister of Russia?

  The president
• What group holds at least 326 seats of parliament at any given time?

  Majority party
• What occurs when a party has a significant majority in parliament and can make most of the decisions without opposition?

  Coalition government
• What is it called when one party controls the legislative branch but another controls the executive branch?

  Gridlock
• What is a common advantage of presidential systems?

  Checks and balances
• How are the executive and legislative branches related in parliamentary systems?

  Connected
• How are members of the legislative branch and executive branch selected in presidential systems?

  Separately
• Who has the authority to select legislators and executives in presidential systems?

  Citizens
• Who has the authority to remove and select a head of government in a parliamentary system?

  Parliament
• What is a political system in which the roles of head of state and head of government are assigned to separate executive offices?

  President
• In certain systems, which role combines both head of state and head of government?

  President
• Who is the person with the most influence on policy in Iran?

  Supreme leader
• Who is the leader of the Labour Party?

  Starmer (PM)
• What is the title of the head of government of Russia?

  Prime Minister
• Who is the Prime Minister of Russia?

  Mishustin
• What is the role of the executive who deals with the everyday tasks of running the state such as formulating and executing policy?

  Head of government
• What is the role of the executive who symbolizes and represents the people both nationally and internationally?

  Head of state
• Who is the President of Mexico?

  Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo
• What are the presidential term limits in Iran?

  2 four-year terms
• Who is the Premier of China?

  Li Qiang