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Worksheets6th Grade Government
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What system of government is being used:
A country has 31 States. Each state has its own leadership in the form of a governor. There is also a central district for the national government. The central government and the governors work together to help solve the problems of the country.
A country has 31 States. Each state has its own leadership in the form of a governor. There is also a central district for the national government. The central government and the governors work together to help solve the problems of the country.
a)
Unitary
b)
Federal
c)
Confederation
d)
Autocracy
2.
What type of democracy does Mexico use?
a)
Parliamentary
b)
Direct
c)
Autocracy
d)
Presidential
3.
What are the citizens rights in Cuba?
a)
Right to vote, otherwise very limited
b)
Rights to Freedom of speech and religion
c)
All the rights of a democracy
d)
Some restrictions, but very open to others opinions.
4.
Which of these is NOT true for a Parliamentary democracy?
a)
Citizens elect the legislature
b)
Chief executive is the head of government
c)
Citizens vote for the chief executive
d)
The chief executive can dissolve the legislature
5.
What type of government does Brazil use?
a)
Autocracy
b)
Federal
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Presidential Democracy
6.
Who has the power in a confederation?
a)
The central government holds all the power.
b)
The power is shared between the local and state government.
c)
The member states hold the power.
d)
The power is in a dictators hands.
7.
Who is the Head of State in a Parliamentary democracy?
a)
Prime Minister
b)
Chancellor
c)
King or Queen
d)
President
8.
What system of government does Mexico use?
a)
Democracy
b)
Presidential Democracy
c)
Unitary
d)
Federal
9.
A country has 14 Provinces and three Territories. There is a federal district in one of the Provinces. The Territories are allowed to govern themselves. The Provinces make and pass their own laws. The country is led by a Prime Minister. What system of government does this show?
a)
Unitary
b)
Federal
c)
Confederation
d)
Democracy
10.
What question does types of government answer?
a)
How is the power distributed?
b)
Who is leading the legislature?
c)
What rights do citizens have?
d)
Who rules and what freedoms do the citizens enjoy?
11.
Head of Government
Head of State
Head of the Military
What type of government does this represent?
Head of State
Head of the Military
What type of government does this represent?
a)
Unitary
b)
Democracy
c)
Parliamentary democracy
d)
Presidential democracy
12.
Scenario: Costa Rica is a peaceful, democratic republic. The central government is located in the capital, San Jose. Costa Rica has 7 provinces with leaders in each. The laws of the central government have control over the regional divisions. What system of government does this represent?
a)
Democracy
b)
Unitary
c)
Confederation
d)
Federal
13.
What question does systems of government answer?
a)
Who rules and what is the citizen participation?
b)
What to produce? How to produce it? For whom to produce it?
c)
How is the power distributed?
d)
How many terms does the leader serve for?
14.
Scenario: The fifth largest country in the world is located in Latin America. It has twenty-six states and one federal district. The administrative divisions are further broken into thousands of municipalities. These units make and pass their own laws. However, the central government does not allow the administrative divisions to break away and act independently of the central government. What system of government does this describe?
a)
Parliamentary Democracy
b)
Unitary
c)
Confederation
d)
Federal
15.
What system of government does Cuba use?
a)
Autocracy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Democracy
d)
Unitary
16.
How many political parties does Cuba have?
a)
Lots of political parties.
b)
five
c)
one
d)
ten
17.
Which of these would NOT be a citizens right in a democracy?
a)
Freedom of assembly
b)
Freedom to Protest
c)
Freedom to use technology
d)
Freedom of choice
18.
What system of government does Brazil use?
a)
Presidential Democracy
b)
Confederation
c)
Federal
d)
Republic
19.
What is the relationship between literacy rate and standard of living?
a)
Low literacy rate leads to a high standard of living
b)
High literacy rate leads to a low standard of living
c)
high literacy rate leads to a high standard of living
d)
there is no correlation
20.
Scenario: A family of three, parents and one child, are on their way to the voting precinct. The ballot has one choice for chief executive of the country. The child is 18 years of age, and has the ability to vote. It is the first time for the child to vote in an election. The parents comment on the lack of political parties to choose from on the ballot. The voter turnout seems light, based on the 56 million people of the country of voting age. The results show that the leader won All of the votes. What system of government does this describe?
a)
Federal
b)
Democracy
c)
Unitary
d)
Confederation
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