PMA 1

What do an absolute Monarchy, Dictarship, and Oligarchy have in common

• The head of state is chosen by parliment

• Their citizens decide public issues themselves.

• Political power is exercised by the representatives elect by the people

• A single individual or small group exercises control over government

Kayla sat in the meeting hall and listened to the different candidates for her state's open Senate seat. The candidates debated about issues. When Election Day came along, she voted for the candidate she thought would best serve her community's interests. What form of government does Kayla have?

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

The excerpt below comes from the writing of Jacquea Benigne Bosset, a French bishop in the early 1700's

"We have already seen that all power is of God... Ruler's act as their minister's of God and his lieutenants on earth. It is through them that exercises his Empire.. It appears through all this that the King is sacred, and that to attack him is sacrilege.." Based on this. What kind of government does Bishop Bossuet most likely favor?

• Direct Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Representative Dempocracy

Which type of government selects its executive leadership from the majority party in the legislature?

• Unitary

• Federal

• Confederal

• Parliamentary

Which statement is true of a Federal but not of a unitary system of government?

• Its local governments are extensions of the central government

• Its local government cannot be abolished by the central government

• Its central government usually appoints leaders of local governments

• Its central government delegates responsibilities for local government to carry out

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is divided politically into thirteen provinces. Each is headed by an emir who is appointed by the King and who answers to the Ministry of the Interior. These 13 provinces are further divided into 118 governorates headed by local mayors. The provinces are created by the King's authority and can be eliminated at any time.

Based on this passage, which type of government does the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have?

• Unitary

• Federal

• Confederal

• Parliamentary

Below is a list of responsibilities of citizens.

1.       Voting

2.       Community Service

3.       Running for Office

4.       ?

Which citizenship action can be added to this list of responsibilities?

• Jury Duty

• Register for Selective Service

• Petition the Government

• Paying Taxes

Which is a citizenship obligation rather than a responsibility?

• Attending Civic Meetings

• Obeying the Law

• Voting in Elections

• Petitioning the Government

This box lists actions that citizens can take.

·       Paying taxes

·       Obeying the law

·       Petitioning the government

·       Voting in elections

 

  Why is it important for citizens to fulfill these obligations and responsibilities?

• The Government will go into debt

• The Government will lose its Democracy

• So citizens can contribute to the Common Good

• So Citizens can be more Globally Aware

Why is it important for citizens to fulfill their obligation of serving on a jury?

• So the Government can provide public service

• So that the Governments ideas are reflected in people

• So that our Government can keep order in our society

• So that citizens can receive a fair trial by their peers