SS7CG1 Review

Government power comes from the people.

• Autocracy

• Democracy

Citizens do not have the power to vote

• Autocracy

• Democracy

Government power is controlled by one person

• Autocracy

• Democracy

Citizens choose government leaders in elections.

• Autocracy

• Democracy

Julius lives in Country X. National elections will be held in one week. Julius plans to vote, but only because he will be punished if he does not. He knows that only one person will be on the ballot—the same person who has been the president for the past two decades. The president has all of the power and handpicks his supporters to fill government offices. Army officers are also chosen by the president. They are loyal to the president and carry out his orders without question. Which statement BEST describes Country X?

• Country X is a theocracy

• Country X is a Presidential Democracy

• Country X is a parliamentary democracy

• Country X is an autocracy

Lucy lives in a democracy. Which statement MOST LIKELY reflects Lucy's civic participation? *

• Every election season the government forces Lucy to vote for president. There is only ever one name on the ballot, the same person who has been president Lucy's whole life.

• Volunteering for presidential campaigns always excites Lucy. She works on her favorite candidates' campaigns every election season because she knows she is making a difference.

• Lucy is a devout follower of the state religion. The religion's leader recently stepped down, and the leader's son was sworn in to serve as the head of the religion and the country.

• Lucy is a general in the military. She and the other generals are loyal only to the president and ensure that there are no threats to his lifelong power, and that attempts to overthrow him fail.

Read the information in the box about the fictional country of Atlantica and then answer the question that follows. Every two years, Atlantica holds a national election in which all citizens over the age of eighteen are required to participate. On their ballots, the citizens of Atlantica vote for the political party they believe best represents their interests. Based on the proportion of the vote that each party receives, the parties then appoint delegates to Atlantica’s House of Atlantis, which creates Atlantica's laws. During the first session after an election, the House of Atlantis elects one member to be the First Atlantian for a term of two years. The First Atlantian is responsible for enforcing the laws passed by the House of Atlantis and for negotiating treaties with other countries. Based on the information provided, what type of government does Atlantica have?

• a parliamentary oligarchy

• a parliamentary democracy

• a presidential oligarchy

• a presidential democracy

Who chooses the head of government in a presidential democracy?

• the legislature

• the judiciary

• the citizens

• the military

Who chooses the head of government in a parliamentary democracy?

• the legislature

• the judiciary

• the citizens

• the military

Answer the question using the table. Which statement BEST explains how the people of Kenya elect their true head-of-state versus the people of South Africa?

• Kenyan citizens directly elect their leader

• South African citizens directly elect their leader

• Kenyan citizens elect legislators to represent them in government, but they do not get to vote for their true head-of-state

• Nigerian citizens do not have the right to vote in elections