Levels of Government Exercise

What does the word "government" originate from?

• A single Latin word meaning "to rule"

• A combination of Old French and Latin words meaning "control, direction, and to guide or pilot"

• A Greek term meaning "to manage affairs"

• An Old English term meaning "to govern lands"

What are the people who make and administer the rules in a community collectively called?

• The administration

• The council

• The government

• The committee

How is a government typically composed?

• A single person who makes all the decisions

• A group of elected officials from the military

• A group of people who rule a country and decide how it should be run

• A council of representatives from different social classes

In a few cases, how is a country ruled according to the text?

• By a democratic council

• By a group of citizens

• By a committee of leaders

• By just one person

What is a democracy?

• A government where one person has all the power.

• A government where a small group of wealthy individuals rule.

• A government where people vote in elections for who they want to run the country.

• A government where power is inherited through family lines.

What is an oligarchy?

• A government where power is held by elected representatives.

• A government where power is held by one person who is not elected.

• A government where power is held by a small group of unelected people.

• A government where power is distributed equally among all citizens.

Which of the following best describes an autocracy?

• A government where the ruling power is divided among multiple parties.

• A government where the ruling power is in the hands of the people.

• A government where the ruling power is in the hands of elected officials.

• A government where the ruling power is in the hands of one unelected person.

What type of democracy does Canada have?

• Presidential democracy

• Parliamentary democracy

• Direct democracy

• Authoritarian democracy

Who leads the parliamentary democracy in Canada?

• President

• Prime Minister

• Chancellor

• Monarch

How is the Prime Minister of Canada elected?

• Directly by the citizens

• As a member of parliament

• By the monarch

• Through a lottery system