Unit 7 Government quiz Westside

A sudden overthrow of the government is called a what?

• Sedan

• Coup

• Dictatorship

• Moncarchy

What type of government does North Korea have?

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

What is north America's dominant religion?

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Islam

What is democracy?

• form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power

• a small group of people having control of a country

• A royal family rules the country

• a way of governing which depends on the will of the people

The "republic" is a word that comes originally from the ____________?

• Romans

• Mongols

• Buddhists

• spartans

A parliament is headed by who?

• President

• House of kings and queens

• House of lords

• Dictator

An autocracy is when the country is ruled by ...

• One person

• A group of people

• House of representatives

• Federal powers

Which of the following countries has a one party state republic?

• Australia

• Mexico

• USA

• Vietnam

Which of the following has a separation of executive and legislative powers allows each branch to watch over the other to prevent abuses of power?

• United Kingdom

• USA

• Russia

• North Korea

Which of the following is a Theocracy?

• form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body

• the ruler is simultaneously the head of government and religion

• This group may consist of the nation's most wealthy citizens, military officers, landowners, those who gain power due to their familial ties, or even the nation's religious leaders.

• Ruled by a single party with total military control