Conrad Geography Government quiz

To join the European Union countries must meet the 1993 Copenhagen criteria. What is not one of

these criteria?

• a stable democracy!

• respect for human rights

• the acceptance of the obligations of membership

• a functioning command or communist economy

Some members of the European Union are wealthier than others. Which Europeans are wealthiest?

• Central Europeans

• Eastern Europeans

• Southern Europeans

• Western Europeans

The __________ is the common European currency.

• dollar

• pound

• euro

• peso

What is a government?

• A group of corporations that control laws

• a group of people who otherthrow the leaders

• a nation that has no leader

• a person or group of people who controls a country.

A military leader seizes control of a government during a revolution. He has complete control and kills anyone who opposes him. What kind of government does this nation have?

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

Three military leaders take over a nation. They make all the rules and do not allow any discussion. What kind of government does this nation have?

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

• Theocracy

• Dictatorship

Consider the two type of democracy. Which statement is true?

• People vote on all the decisions in a representative democracy.

• Elected officials make the decisions in a direct democracy

• Elected officials make the decisions in a representative democracy

• There is voting only in representative democracy

When is a revolution most likely to occur?

• When most people are pleased with the government

• When there is a theocracy

• where there is a direct democracy

• when people are disillusioned with the government

The ruler of a nation passes the power down to his/her child after she dies. What kind of government does this nation have?

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Dictatorship

• Representative

Some nations in the Middle East have Islam as the state religion. Their citizens must practice this religion. What kind of government do these nations have?

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy