Civics Quiz

• Under which form of government does this speaker live?

• The Head of our government is a king. 

• Our king inherited his authority from his father. 

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

Under which form of government does this speaker live?

• We elect legislators to make important government decisions for us. 

• If we don’t agree with the decisions they make, we can vote them out of office at the next election. 

• Direct democracy

• Absolute monarchy

• Constitutional republic

• Constitutional monarchy

Vatican City is the only country in the world with an elected absolute monarchy that is guided by the principles of a Christian religious school of thought. Sometimes called the Holy See, Vatican City’s government follows the laws and practices of the Catholic Church. The Pope is the supreme power in the country and leads the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Vatican government. While the country does have a president, that president’s rule can be overturned by the Pope. 

 

Which form of government best describes Vatican City?

• Constitutional republic

• Direct democracy

• Communist

• Theocracy

In Mexico, power is shared between the national government, 31 state governments, and Mexico City. Which type of government system does Mexico have?

• Unitary

• Federal

• Confederal

• Authoritarian

The passage below describes characteristics of the government of France. 

In France, the central government has created 13 regions, 96 departmental governments and thousands of communes to take care of local needs. However, the central government can change the organization of these local government or even abolish them at any time. 

Based on the passage, which system of government does France have?

• Unitary

• Federal

• Confederal

• Totalitarian

Which system of government is illustrated by the graphic organizer?

• Unitary

• Federal

• Autocracy

• Confederal

Which of the following economic systems is described in the chart above?

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Free-market

• Republicanism

Which of the following economic systems allows for private ownership of production, an economy free from heavy government regulation, and decision-making power held by citizens?

• Republicanism

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Socialism