LMS 7th SS - March Madness Week 2

What is a basic way citizens of a democratic nation can influence the government?

• Voting

• Obeying Laws

• Working

• Consuming Goods

In South Africa anyone over the age of 18 may vote in elections that determine the National Assembly (legislature). The National Assembly(legislature) chooses one person to be the executive leader. Based on this information, South Africa would be considered a

• Federalist Confederation

• Democratic Dictatorship

• Presidential Dictatorship

• Parliamentary Democracy

Who makes most of the important governmental decisions in an autocracy?

• The ruler

• The court system

• The people

• The elected legislature

Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or an oligarchy?

• Kings are always cruel rulers.

• All of the power stays in the hands of the local government.

• The voters get to choose the people who make laws.

• Voters in democratic countries always choose qualified leaders.

Which BEST describes the government of Saudi Arabia?

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

What are the three main religious groups of Southwest Asia?

• Hinduism, Islam, Judaism

• Christianity, Islam, Judaism

• Christianity, Islam, Shamism

• Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam

What is the religion of most of the Arabs in Southwest Asia?

• Judaism

• Shia Muslim

• Christianity

• Sunni Muslim

Judaism, Islam, and Christianity all have what in common?

• Monotheism

• Atheism

• Polytheism

What led to the end of the Ottoman Empire at the close of World War I?

• The Ottomans were on the losing side of the war, along with Germany and Italy

• The Empire spent too much money on buildings and new roads and went bankrupt.

• The Ottoman government was overthrown by a revolt of factory workers who were unemployed when the war ended.

• The people in the Empire were starving because a long drought had ruined agriculture.

Which describes the Holocaust?

• The murder of millions of European Jews during World War II.

• The destruction of all European governments during World War II.

• The bombing of towns and villages in England and Germany during World War II.

• The Russian policy of burning ground behind them as they retreated to stop the German invasion.