Goverment and economics quiz

What is a key characteristic of an autocracy?

• Citizens have the right to vote.

• One person is in charge.

• Citizens have free speech.

• Government is elected by majority.

In a democracy, what are citizens allowed to do?

• Vote and have free speech.

• Be ruled by a dictator.

• Have no say in elections.

• Be part of the legislature.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a president?

• Part of the legislature.

• Head of state and government in the US.

• Not voted on directly by citizens.

• Majority party of the legislature.

What is a characteristic of both a president and a prime minister?

• Can make laws.

• Head of military.

• Not part of the executive branch.

• Elected by citizens.

Which branch of government enforces the laws?

• Judicial

• Executive

• Legislative

• Administrative

I am the House of Parliament in the UK that is elected by the people. Who am I?

• House of Commons

• House of Lords

• Parliament

• Bundestag

I am a king or queen. Who am I?

• Monarch

• Chancellor

• Prime Minister

• President

I can lose my position of power in the UK any time I lose the support of the legislature. Who am I?

• Prime Minister

• Monarch

• Chancellor

• President

I am the role of the citizen in which one person has unlimited power. What role of citizen does my country have?

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Republic

• Monarchy

In my system of government, the citizens show their power through voting. Which type of system am I?

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy