How is the

power
distributed?

United Kingdom

Germany

Russia

Unitary

Federal

Federal

Parliamentary
Democracy
with a
Constitutional
Monarchy

Parliamentary
Democracy

Presidential
Democracy

federal,
confederation, unitary

What form of
government
does this
country
have?
dictatorship, absolute
monarchy,
constitutional
monarchy,
parliamentary
democracy,
presidential
democracy, etc.

How is the
legislature
divided?

House of Lords

Bundesrat

Federation Council

House of Commons

Bundestag

State Duma

Prime Minister

Chancellor

President

Constitutional
Monarch

President

Prime Minister

* Citizens have same

freedoms like UK and
USA
* Elect members to
Bundestag

* Citizens have rights

* Directly elect leader

* Have little power

* Positions are
appointed

* Lots of power
* Control budget
* Citizens elect them
* Prime Minister comes
from the group with the
most votes

What are the

government
leaders
called?
Describe their
roles.

Role of the
citizen

* Most power
*Chief Executive
* Leader of Parliament
* Runs government

* Official Head of State

* Ceremonial duties
(symbol for country)
* Magna Carta limits
power
* Citizens have
personal freedoms like
those in USA
* citizens elect
members to House of
Commons

* Represents interests of
state government (edu
and local issues)
* Each state selects reps
(depends on population
numbers)
* Most power
* Citizens elect
members
* Members elect
Chancellor who is the
executive

*
*
*
*

Chief Executive
Head of military
Most power
Elected by Bundestag

* Official Head of State

* Chosen by legislature
and state reps.
* Ceremonial duties

* 2 reps from each state

* State appoints council
members
* Members approve
presidents pick to fill
government jobs
* Larger
* 450 members elected by
people
* Controls budget
* Makes laws
* Approves Presidents
choice for Prime Minister
* Chief executive
* Most power
* Elected by people
* Can disband legislature
* Selects PM (Prime
Minister)
* Helps in day to day
running of government

Name of
Constitution

* Magna Carta

* Basic Law

You may also refer to pages CRCT 139-142

* No name, just called the

constitution

European
Governmen
t

Autocracy

Absolute
Monarchy

Oligarchy

Dictator

Democracy

Representative

Presidential
EX: RussiaFederal

Parliamentary
Ex: UK- Unitary
GermanyFederal

Direct

United Kingdom
How is the
power
distributed?
federal,
confederation, unitary

What type of
government
does this
country
have?
dictatorship, absolute
monarchy,
constitutional
monarchy,
parliamentary
democracy,
presidential
democracy, etc.

How is the
legislature
divided?

What are the

government
leaders
called?
Describe their
roles.

Role of the
citizen

Germany

Russia

Name of
Constitution

You may also refer to pages CRCT 139-142