Social Studies - Caribbean Government - Quiz 1

Multiple Select

Which of the following are the TWO ways governments are elected in the Caribbean?

• hung election

• first-past-the-post

• hung parliament

• proportional representation

Fill in the Blank

Write the missing term from Hierarchy of the Constitutional Monarchy.
Monarch, Governor General, _________, Government,

Multiple Choice

Whichever system of government is used in a country, the government is structured into three separate branches called a

• reduction of powers

• division of labour

• separation of powers

• power division

Fill in the Blank

The 3 branches of government are the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary. These branches of government at independent from yet accountable to each other in order to avoid the abuses of power.
Which of the three branches is responsible for forming the parliament and managing the day-to-day running of the country.

Multiple Choice

The legislature can have one or two parts. A legislature with two parts is known as a __________ legislature.

• unicameral

• bilateral

• unilateral

• bicameral

Multiple Choice

A bicameral legislature has an upper house and a lower house also known as the _________ and the ____________ respectively

• Senate and House of Assembly

• House of Assembly and Senate

• Parliament and Court

• Court and Parliament

Multiple Choice

Electoral Systems: Caribbean governments are elected in _____ ways

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Fill in the Blank

When no party wins a clear majority of seats a _____________ occurs.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a type of government found in the Caribbean

• Crown Colonies

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Autocracy

• Republic

Open Ended

Media coverage is a factor that influences the outcome of an election. Explain how.