Unit 1: What is Government?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of government?

• Creating and enforcing laws

• Providing public safety and services

• Managing economy and foreign relations

• Organizing sports tournaments

Multiple Choice

What do Representative Democracies and Direct Democracies have in common?

• They both eliminate the need for elections.

• They both focus solely on economic policies.
• They both give power to the people

• They both require a single leader to make decisions.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are characteristics of a republic?

• No elected leaders

• Citizens vote for leaders or representatives

• Majority rules

• Monarchs Rule

Multiple Choice

Which form of government is ruled by a single leader or one individual?

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

Multiple Choice

A dictatorship has the following trait:

• Leadership elected through a democratic process.
• Decentralization of power among various leaders.
• Concentration of power in a single military leader.

• Equal distribution of authority among citizens.

Multiple Choice

What is a key trait that distinguishes monarchies from other forms of government?

• Rule by a council of representatives

• Kings or Queens inherit power

• Democratic elections for leaders
• Power shared among multiple leaders

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a constitutional and absolute monarchy?

• Both types of monarchy are identical in their governance and powers.
• In a constitutional monarchy, the monarch is elected, whereas in an absolute monarchy, the monarch is appointed by the church.
• A constitutional monarchy has no monarch, while an absolute monarchy has a parliament.
• The difference is that a constitutional monarchy limits the monarch's powers through laws, while an absolute monarchy gives the monarch total control.

Multiple Choice

What is a word that may be associated with an Oligarchy?

• council

• democracy

• equality
• transparency

Multiple Choice

What countries would be considered a theocracy?

• North Korea

• United States
• Iran

• France

Multiple Choice

What is the primary basis for leadership in a theocracy?

• Popular Vote

• Military strength

• Wealth

• Religious rules and beliefs

Multiple Choice

What does System of Government Refer to?

• A type of economic system used in trade.

• A method for selecting a country's flag.
• How power is distributed.

• A set of rules for playing sports.

Multiple Choice

What is one trait of a Unitary System?

• Centralized power in a single national government.
• Independent governance by multiple nations.
• Decentralized power among regional governments.
• Power shared equally between local and national authorities.

Multiple Choice

What is a trait in a Confederal System

• Equal distribution of resources among states.
• Centralization of power in a single authority.
• Mandatory uniform laws across all member states.
• States have sovereignty

Multiple Choice

In a Confederal System, the national government is weak.

• False
• True

Multiple Choice

In a federal system power is shared.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is a federal system?

• A federal system is a type of monarchy.
• A federal system centralizes all power in one authority.
• A federal system is a form of direct democracy.
• A federal system is a government structure that divides power between a central authority and regional entities.

Multiple Choice

Which System would balance the power between state and national governments?

• System 1
• System 3
• System 2 & 3

• System 2

Multiple Choice

The country of Kaskawalistan is divided on what system of government it wants. Half of the country want a system of government in which the National Government has all the power. The other half of the country want a system of government in which the Regional Governments have all the power.

What which system of government would be a good compromise between the two?

• Federal system of government
• Unitary system of government
• Confederate system of government

Multiple Choice

In a confederal system, which level of government would be responsible for building and maintaining highways?

• Private companies
• State or regional governments
• Local municipalities
• Federal government

Multiple Choice

How do forms and systems of government differ?

• Forms of government are only about leadership styles.
• Systems of government do not affect citizens' rights.
• Forms and systems of government are the same concept.
• Forms of government differ who holds power (e.g., democracy vs. monarchy), while systems differ in power distribution (e.g., federal vs. unitary).