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Unit 3: Political Systems of Europe
Test Study Guide
Complete the following statements using information from the following sources: “Development of European Governments through the Years”, “Fall of the Czars Through the Cold War”, “European Government Background Information”, Unit 3 Vocabulary Terms.
1. The purpose of the European Union was to ENCOURAGE/EXPAND TRADE.
2. Until recently, EVERY country in Western Europe had its own CURRENCY.
3. After World War II, most countries in Eastern Europe were COMMUNIST.
4. The United Kingdom has a CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY form of government.
5. The DEMOCRATIC (DEMOCRACY) form of government based on the “rule of the people.”
6. The PRIME MINISTER is the head of state in Germany’s Federal Republic.
7. The GREEKS introduced the idea of democracy to the world.
8. During the Cold War the Soviet Union’s economy did not grow. This lead to LOSS OF FAITH IN COMMUNISM.
9. The leader of the Soviet Union, MIKHAIL GORBACHEV, he encouraged personal freedoms
10. The lower house of parliament, HOUSE OF COMMONS, has the MOST power in the British government.
11. France’s Louis the XIV is an example of an ABSOLUTE MONARCH.
12. The INDUSTRIAL Revolution resulted in people having a bigger voice in their government.
13. During the 1900s NATIONALISM (WHICH LED TO WARS AND CONFLICT was the primary cause of changes in European governments.
14. The Duma was a CONGRESS elected by the Russian people.
15. Vladimir Lenin was the first dictator of the U.S.S.R./ SOVIET UNION.
16. The USSR had a COMMUNIST government.
17. By the end of 1991 the Soviet Union and most of the former Soviet Republics broke apart and gained their INDEPENDENCE.
18. The Prime Minister in the United Kingdom is a member of the ruling party in the HOUSE OF COMMONS.
19. Germany’s form of government today is a FEDERAL REPUBLIC.
20. The Germans faced the challenge of REUNIFICATION in the early 1990s.
21. The Federal Republic of Germany has 3 branches. The EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, and JUDICIAL.
22. Russia is currently a REPUBLIC with 3 branches of government.
23. Germany and the United States are countries which are examples of federal REPUBLIC.
24. Both the czars and the Soviet dictators were an example of the AUTOCRATIC type of government.
25. The United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Russia are all REPUBLICS.
26. Unlike the United States and Russia, the United Kingdom does NOT have a WRITTEN CONSTITUTION.
27. To participate in a democratic form of government, each citizen must VOTE.
28. A major difference between a democratic form of government, like the United States, and a communist form of government, like the former Soviet Union would be PERSONAL FREEDOMS.
29. The Greek idea of democracy was different from what we call a democracy, because only MALE CITIZENS could vote.
30. When the Roman empire began to break down, people turned to THE CATHOLIC CHURCH as leaders
Essay: (write in complete sentences)
Describe the five things that have influenced the development of different governments in Europe through the years.
**DETAILS THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE ANSWER**
1. NATIONALISM
2. IMPERIALISM
3. WAR/CONFLICT
4. ECONOMIC DEPRESSION
5. CITIZEN SATISFACTION