Who's the boss around here?

Unit 21

Who's the boss around here?

Apostila - p. 04

1. What political systems do you know?

2. If you were the leader of your country, what would you do?

Connections

Apostila - p. 05

Question 1

Match the following political systems with their corresponding definition.

Multiple Choice

A monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government.

• Constitutional monarchy

• Communist state

• Republic

Multiple Choice

Public ownership and communal control of the major means of production. Education, health care, and welfare are provided for the people.

• Constitutional monarchy

• Communist state

• Republic

Multiple Choice

Ruled by representative of the citizen body. The power retained by these representatives is limited by law.

• Constitutional monarchy

• Communist state

• Republic

Question 2

Now, match the political systems with the countries listed below.

Multiple Choice

Germany

• a) Republic

• b) Constitutional monarchy

• c) Communist state

Multiple Choice

Cuba

• a) Republic

• b) Constitutional monarchy

• c) Communist state

Multiple Choice

Sweden

• a) Republic

• b) Constitutional monarchy

• c) Communist state

Multiple Choice

China

• a) Republic

• b) Constitutional monarchy

• c) Communist state

Multiple Choice

Norway

• a) Republic

• b) Constitutional monarchy

• c) Communist state

Multiple Choice

Chile

• a) Republic

• b) Constitutional monarchy

• c) Communist state

Question 1 - Answers

(a) Germany

(c) Cuba

(b) Sweden

(c) China

(b) Norway

(a) Chile

Focus on Reading

Question 1

Look at some other political terms and answer the following questions.

Apostila - p. 06

Multiple Choice

a) Which term means "rule by the rich"?

• theocracy

• anarchism

• plutocracy

Multiple Choice

b) Which term means "rule by a few people know as the elite"?

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

Multiple Choice

c) Which term means "no government at all"?

• anarchism

• dictatorship

Multiple Choice

d) Which term means "rule by religious leaders"?

• theocracy

• dictatorship

e) Dictatorship: Ruled by one person or a small group who use force to keep power and does not allow elections.

Question 1 - Answers

a) plutocracy

b) oligarchy

c) anarchism

d) theocracy

e) dictatorship

Question 2

You are going to read and essay. Which political term from activity 1 is it about?

Apostila - p. 06

Text: "Is government a necessary evil?"

Apostila - p. 06

Question 3

Write the number(s) of paragraph(s) that show(s)...

Apostila - p. 07

Multiple Choice

a) that author is ready to live in a world without government.

• paragraph 1

• paragraph 4

• paragraph 9

Multiple Choice

b) what people believe would happen if government were abolished abruptly.

• paragraph 2

• paragraph 3

• paragraph 4

Multiple Choice

c) what the author believes it takes to make government unnecessary.

• paragraph 5

• paragraph 6

• paragraph 7

Multiple Choice

d) that we can shape the future.

• paragraph 4 and 5

• paragraphs 7 and 8

Multiple Choice

e) the author's wish to know if the reader is ready to live in a world without government.

• paragraph 6

• paragraph 10

Question 3 - Answers

a) 9

b) 3

c) 6

d) 7 and 8

e) 10

Question 4

Which of the following sentences could have been said by the author of the essay?

Multiple Choice

4. Which of the following sentences could have been said by the author of the essay?

• a) Government will always be a necessary evil.

• b) I'm not ready to live in a world without government.

• c) Living in a world without government is implausible.

• d) Social responsibility leads to freedom.

Question 4 - Answer

d) Social responsibility leads to freedom.

Question 5

"Government is a necessary evil" is an example of an oxymoron. An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms (necessary and evil). That said, check the sentence that contains an oxymoron.

Multiple Choice

5. Check the sentence that contains an oxymoron.

• a) There was an awkward silence after she spoke.

• b) There was a deafening silence after she spoke.

• c) There was an uncomfortable silence after she spoke.

• d) There was an unexpected silence after she spoke.

Question 5 - Answer

b) There was a deafening silence after she spoke.