Government and Citizenship

Which of the following is a duty of a U.S. Citizen?

• Paying for a gym membership

• Paying taxes

• Paying rent on time

• Paying for groceries

U.S. citizens have the right to vote starting at age ________.

• 16

• 18

• 21

• 25

A right is a freedom that is ________.

• Ignored

• Protected

• Restricted

• Removed

One responsibility related to voting is to actually ________ when the election takes place.

• Protest

• Vote

• Watch

• Ignore

Which type of government is the United States?

• Communist

• Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

What are the two main types of democracies?

• Dictatorship and Direct

• Monarchy and Representative

• Communist and Socialist

• Direct and Representative

An economic and political system in which the government controls or owns all the businesses, farms, means of production, wages and prices

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Communism

Type of government where political power is passed down (usually inherited) through the family. Leaders of monarchies include Kings/Queens, Emperors/Empresses.

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Communism

• Republic

What is a government?

• an organization that keeps order, sets rules, and provides services for a society

• adding territory to a country

• a society with a culture

• a system where people produce, sell and buy goods

What type of government is being described? Fidel Castro held total authority over the citizens of Cuba and punished any citizen that opposed him.

• democracy

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy