GED® TEST SOCIAL STUDIES TEST WITH CORRECT ANSWERS EXPLAINED

Which of the following is generally unique to presidential democracy? a. Citizens participate in voting. b. The executive power is separate from the legislature. c. The executive power is a part of the legislature. d. The head of state is not directly elected by the people. - Correct Answer Choice b is correct. In presidential democracy, the president is separate from the legislature. Choice a is incorrect. Both in presidential and in parliamentary democracy, the people participate in voting. Choice c is incorrect. In parliamentary democracy, not presidential, the executive power, usually called the prime minister, is a member of parliament or the legislature. Choice d is incorrect. In parliamentary democracy, the parliament or legislature elects the president; this answer is incorrect because that is an attribute of parliamentary, not presidential, democracy. Which specifc type of democracy is the United States? a. direct democracy b. representative democracy c. parliamentary democracy d. presidential democracy - Correct Answer 2. Choice d is correct. In the United States, citizens elect representatives and vote to elect the president. In addition, the presidential powers are separate from legislative powers. These are all hallmarks of presidential democracy. Choice a is incorrect. This answer neglects the fact that U.S. citizens elect offcials to represent them in the legislature. Choice b is incorrect. Although this is technically true, as one can see on the graph, it is not the most specifc answer available. Choice c is incorrect. This answer is incorrect because it shows the reader does not understand the difference between parliamentary and presidential democracy, and how the United States fts the latter description. Using the chart, what can you infer about representative democracy? a. Each individual's choices are not represented when lawmakers make decisions. b. Every citizen's vote on laws is represented when lawmakers make decisions. c. The president or prime minister writes the laws. d. It is the same as direct democracy - Correct Answer 3. Choice a is correct. In this type of democracy, people elect representatives who then make decisions on their behalf. People do not each get a vote on legislature. Choice b is incorrect. In this type of democracy, people elect representatives who then make the laws. In direct democracy, each individual's vote is represented. Choice c is incorrect. There is no