Forms, Systems, and Economic of Government

Multiple Choice

What is the main purpose of the United States government?

• To make laws

• To protect the rights of the government

• To make the decision to go to war

• To protect the rights of the people

Multiple Choice

What form of government is illustrated in the picture?

• Republic

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Confederation

Multiple Select

BRAZIL

Brazil is led by a president who is elected by the citizens. Citizens in Brazil elect a new president every four years. Citizens also elect representatives to serve in two different legislative bodies. (Hint: there is ONE answer choice).

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between Absolute Monarchy and Constitutional/ Limited Monarchy?

• Absolute Monarchy has unlimited power

• Constitutional Monarchy is limited by a Constitution

• Both types of monarchy have the same power

• Only Absolute Monarchy has examples

Multiple Select

NORTH KOREA

One man leads North Korea and controls its government. He also controls its ruling political party. The ruling party chooses candidates for an Assembly, and citizens vote. The candidates do not have opponents, so citizens have no choices. (Hint: there is only ONE answer choice).

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

Multiple Choice

Which form of government puts the people as the source of all political power, but gives their power to elected representatives?

• Republic

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

Multiple Choice

What is a system of government?

• A way to distribute power

• A type of economy

• A form of social structure

• A method of education

Multiple Choice

Government is divided into a national, state, and local government.

• Limited Government

• Federalism

• Federal

• Separation of Powers

Multiple Choice

How did Shays' Rebellion show a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

• It proved the military was too strong.

• It showed that the Articles were too flexible.

• It highlighted the need for a stronger central government.

• It led to the immediate end of the Articles.

Multiple Choice

The key change to convert Unitary form of government to federal form of government in Belgium was ______

• to give more power to state government

• to reduce the power of the Central Government

• To solve the problem with judiciary

Multiple Choice

The Federal (sometimes called National) government has..

• The same authority as all levels of government

• Less authority in a dispute between state and federal government

• The higher authority (power) in a dispute (disagreement) between state and the federal government

• Tall building

Multiple Choice

The modern United Kingdom and France have most of the government power held by the central or national government, are best described as having which system of government?

• definitive

• confederal

• federal

• unitary

Multiple Choice

The modern United States government shares power between the states and national government, making it an example of which type of system?

• parliamentary

• confederal

• federal

• unitary

Multiple Choice

The system of government that the United States employed under the Articles of Confederation (the first government of the United States), in which states held the majority of government power, is best described as which of the selections below?

• parliamentary

• confederal

• federal

• unitary

Categorize

Options (3)

based on supply and demand and factors such as competition

government owns and controls businesses, production, and prices

government controls some businesses or services while others are individually owned

Organize these options into the right categories

free market

command

mixed

Multiple Choice

The government is in charge of wealth?

• socialism

• capitalism

• communism

Multiple Choice

Which economic system allows citizens to have no property rights?

• socialism

• capitalism

• communism

Multiple Choice

Which economic system has high taxes to provide services for citizens?

• socialism

• capitalism

• communism

• feudalism

Multiple Choice

Which economic system has high taxes but all taxes are used on the central government?

• socialism

• capitalism

• communism

• none of the above