unit six exam

Great Britain

Oct 23, 1707

1. type of government - federal republican
2. current political leader - Queen Elizabeth II
3. number of branches in goverment - 3
4. year - 1707

United States

Jul 4, 1776

1. Type of government - Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition
2. Political Leader – Barak Obama
3. Number of branches in government- three branches
4. Year country was founded – 1776

Mexico

Sep 16, 1810

1. Type of government- federal republic
2. Political leader- Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa
3. Number of branches in government – three branches
4. Year country was founded- 1810

Venezuela

Jul 5, 1811

1. Type of government – federal republican
2. Political leader – Hugo Rafael Chávez Frias
3. Number of branches – 5
4. Year founded – 1811

Japan

Jan 1, 1873

1. Type- a parliamentary government with a constitutional monarchy
2. Political leader- Yukio Hatoyama
3. Number of branches – 3
4. Year founded – 1873

Cuba

May 20, 1902

1. Type of government – communist
2. Political Leader - Fidel Alejandro Castro
3. Number of branches - 1
4. Year country was founded – 1902

Taiwan

Oct 10, 1911

Taiwan
1. Type – multiparty democracy
2. Political Leader - Ma Ying-jeou
3. Number of branches - 4
4. Year founded - 1911

Iraq

Mar 12, 1932

1. Type - Parliamentary Democracy
2. Political leader- Talabani
3. Number of branches - 3
4. Year founded - 1932

Saudi Arabia

Sep 23, 1932

1. Type- Monarchy
2. Political leader- Abdullah
3. Number of branches- 3
4. Year founded- 1932

North Korea

Aug 15, 1945

1. Type- communist
2. Political Leader - Kim Jong II
3. Number of Branches - 1
4. Year founded - 1945

China

Oct 1, 1949

1. Type – communist state
2. Political leader - Hu Jintao
3. Number of branches- 1
4. Year founded - 1949

Russia

Aug 24, 1991

1. Type-Federation
2. Political leader – Medvedev
3. Number of branches – 3
4. Year founded- 1991