SW Asia GOVT Unit Practice

Joe lives in a country where there is one ruler. Citizens have very little participation, and nothing happens unless the ruler says so. The government decides what is shown on TV and what is published in newspapers. Which government does Joe most likely live in?

• Oligarchy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Presidential Democracy

• Autocracy

A government that receives its power from the people is

• Oligarchic

• Confederation

• Democratic

• Autocratic

Based on the information in the passage above, Israel would be best described as which of the following?

• Autocratic Monarchy

• Presidential Democracy

• Autocratic Dictatorship

• Parliamentary Democracy

Consider this freedom continuum line. What best explains the change in the democracy of Turkey between 2010 and 2018?

• Freedom increased as citizens voted to give less power to the president.

• Freedom decreased as citizens voted to give more power to the president.

• Freedom decreased when the voters decided to become a parliamentary democracy.

• Freedom increased when the country switched to a presidential system.

Turkey and Saudi Arabia have which of the following things in common?

• democratic forms of government

• a parliament that makes laws and policies for the nation

• citizens participate in free and fair elections

• citizens’ freedoms are limited in both

What type of government is being illustrated in

Diagram 1?

• Direct Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Presidential Democracy

• Theocracy

What type of government is being illustrated by Diagram 2?

• Direct Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Presidential Democracy

• Theocracy

In September 2017, women in Saudi Arabia gained the ability to get drivers licenses. Since Saudi Arabia is an autocratic monarchy, how did Saudi women gain the right to drive?

• Saudi citizens voted and women were then given the ability to drive.

• Saudi women gained the ability to drive because the leader of the Saudi government made it a law.

• The United Nations took over Saudi Arabia and granted women the same abilities given to the men.

• Saudi men and women protested and overthrew the government so the women could gain more rights.

Which type of government do citizens have a more active role in choosing leaders and laws?

• Autocratic

• Democratic

• Oligarchic

• Absolute Monarchy

How do citizens participate in a democratic government?

• They do not get to choose their king because it is an autocracy where the ruler has unlimited power which means the people have very little power and in this country the leadership is based on their bloodline.

• Since they are a parliamentary democracy the people vote for the legislators. Then the members of the Knesset (legislative branch) choose a leader from the largest or majority group as their prime minister.

• Citizens have very little say in their government. Sometimes there are votes that are not really taking in to consideration when decisions are made, or the government only gives a couple of options.

• Citizens are able to vote for their leaders and on certain laws.