Government and Citizenship

What are the two types of democracies?

• Direct and Representative

• Direct and Authoritarian

• Representative and Dictatorship

• Direct and Monarchy

Where did the United States receive inspiration for its type of government?

• London, England

• Paris, France

• Athens, Greece

• Amsterdam, Netherlands

Which type of democracy is characterized by people making decisions through a process of majority rule?

• Parliamentary

• Representative

• Presidential

• Direct

What type of democracy did ancient Greece have?

• Direct

• Dictatorship

• Representative

• Theocracy

What type of democracy does the United States have?

• Totalitarian

• Direct

• Dictatorship

• Representative

Which of the following is an ADVANTAGE of authoritarian governments?

• Civil rights can be ignored

• Decisions can be made quickly

• Leaders can break laws without being punished

• Leaders can create laws without input from the people?

In a representative democracy_______________

• Every citizen gets to vote on specific issues

• Only males get to vote on specific issues

• Only kings get to vote on specific issues

• Only chosen representatives get to vote on specific issues

Power that is concentrated in the hands of an individual is characteristic of a(n) ________________ government.

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Authoritarian

• Monarchy

One similarity between direct and representative democracies is :

• The power is in the hands of the people

• Votes are recorded with black and white rocks

• Representatives vote on issues

• Everybody gets to vote on everything

Why are human rights abuses more common in Sudan than in the United States?

• The United States has a larger population than Sudan.

• Sudan has more religions in its country than the United States.

• Sudan is a country in the process of establishing a democratic government.

• The United States is a country in the process of establishing a democratic government.