SS7CG1 SS7CG2

Julius lives in Country X. National elections will be held in one week. Julius plans to vote, but only because he will be punished if he does. He knows that only one person will be on the ballot— the same person who has been the president for the past two decades. The president has all of the power and handpicks his supporters to fill government offices. Army officers are also chosen by the president. They are loyal to the president and carry out his orders without question. Which statement BEST describes Country X?

• Country X is a theocracy.

• Country X is a presidential democracy

• Country X is a presidential democracy

• Country X is an autocracy.

Lucy lives in a democracy. Which statement MOST LIKELY reflects Lucy's civic participation?

• Every election season the government forces Lucy to vote for president. There is only ever one name on the ballot, the same person who has been president Lucy's whole life.

• Volunteering for presidential campaigns always excites Lucy. She works on her favorite candidates' campaigns every election season because she knows she is making a difference.

• Lucy is a devout follower of the state religion. The religion's leader recently stepped down, and the leader's son was sworn in to serve as the head of the religion and the country

• Lucy is a general in the military. She and the other generals are loyal only to the president and ensure that there are no threats to his lifelong power, and that attempts to overthrow him fail.

How is the head of government chosen in a presidential democracy?

• Citizens elect legislators who then select the head of government.

• Citizens vote for the candidate they want to be the head of government.

• The child of the previous head of government becomes the next head of government

• The candidate who commands the loyalty of the military becomes the head of government.

Which statement correctly compares how citizens participate in countries with autocratic governments versus countries that have democratic governments?

• Citizens living in countries with an autocratic leader have more rights and choices than citizens that live in democratic countries

• Citizens living in countries with democratic governments have more rights and choices than citizens that live in countries that have an autocratic leaders.

• Citizen living in countries with autocratic governments might have several candidates from different political parties to choose from when they have elections.

• Citizens living in countries with democratic governments have limited to no choice in choosing their leaders.

Select the location on the map that was annexed in 1845 which started a major war between the United States and Mexico over disputed territory.

Who became president after Abraham Lincoln was assasinated? (a)  

• Andrew Jackson

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• James K. Polk

Match the following person with the event they spearheaded...

• first African-American baseball player to cross the "color line" and join MLB

• Freedom Riders

• Black law student who challenged UT LAW

• Jackie Robinson

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Little Rock Nine

• civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States

• Rosa Parks

• Integration in Little Rock H.S.

• Herman Sweatt

The​ ________ of the branch of the U.S. Government carries out the law.​ (a)  

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

Match the economic systems to its characteristics or meaning.

• Customs, family, and historical basis

• Free Market

• Centrally owned by the government

• Mixed economy

• Private sector, profit, and minimal gov.

• Traditional economy

• Public and private sectors

• Command economy

Which did the Federalists believe in and which did the Anti Federalists believe?

• Wanted to have a strong national republic

• Anti Federalists

• Wanted small local governments

• Anti Federalists

• Were against approving the Constitution

• Federalists

• Supported the Constitution

• Federalists