Unit 1 Gov

What 3 branches do most governments have?

• executive, defense, treasury

• executive, legislative, judicial

• legislative, parliamentary, judicial

• judicial, executive, commerce

Which kind of democracy allows the people to run the government?

• republic

• dictatorship

• indirect

• direct

How many people hold the power in a dictatorship?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

An example of a unitary government is:

• United States

• North Korea

• Great Britain

• Russia

In a federal form of government, power is divided between:

• executive and legislative branches

• central and state government

• only central exists

• executive and parliament

The executive/leader in a Parliamentary government is called the:

• Queen

• President

• Prime Minister

• Dictator

Where was democracy invented?

• Greece

• Rome

• United States

• Great Britain

What does Magna Carta mean?

• Constitution

• Code of Law

• Great Charter

• Stop the King

What is one law the Magna Carta included that we have in the United States?

• No taxes

• Freedom of speech

• No quartering of soldiers

• Trial by jury

What does “quartering of soldiers” mean?

• soldiers could stay in your house

• soldiers were divided into groups of 4

• soldiers had to march in 4 lines

• soldiers worked a quarter of the day