6th grade social studies government review

The people rule

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

The citizens elect representatives that pick the Prime Minister.

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Presidential Democracy

In a Parliamentary Democracy, what is the legislative branch of government called?

• Congress

• Executive

• Parliament

• Senate

Which of these governments gives its citizens the most freedom?

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Parliamentary Democracy?

• The chief executive is called the Prime Minister.

• The people pick the Parliament.

• People vote directly for their President.

• The Parliament chooses the Prime Minister.

Which is NOT a characteristic of a Presidential Democracy?

• The people vote directly for the chief executive.

• The legislative branch chooses the president.

• The chief executive is called the President.

• The people also vote for the legislature.

What do a Presidential Democracy and a Parliamentary Democracy have in common (alike)?

• They both have a Prime Minister.

• The people directly choose their leader.

• They both have an executive and legislative branch of government.

• They are both autocracies.