WorksheetsSouth East Asia Government
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Describe Communism
a)
Government system where everything is shared
b)
Government system that is unlimited
c)
System where the goal is that everyone is equal
d)
All of the above
2.
Which two countries are communist?
a)
China and Japan
b)
China and North Korea
c)
North and South Korea
d)
Japan and North Korea
3.
Name the country marked with a star.
a)
Laos
b)
Indonesia
c)
Vietnam
d)
Thailand
4.
What type of government did Japan establish in the years following WWII?
a)
Constitutional Monarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Communist
d)
Theocracy
5.
Which country is represented by the number 1?
a)
China
b)
Mongolia
c)
Vietnam
d)
Japan
6.
Number 2 represents the country of
a)
Japan.
b)
North Korea.
c)
Vietnam.
d)
South Korea.
7.
Which number on the map represents the country of India?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
Which is the MAIN cause of China's water and air pollution problems?
a)
overpopulation
b)
lack of government regulation
c)
global warming
d)
factories and industries
9.
Which river is sacred to the Hindu religion?
a)
Yangtze River
b)
Ganges River
10.
What country is being described below. This country is a communist country. It has a low GDP, little infrastructure, and outdated equipment. The citizens of this country are isolated from the rest of the world.
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
c)
Japan
d)
China
11.
Which of the following is the government and economic system where the a single party controls both the government and economy?
a)
Communism
b)
Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Oligarchy
12.
What country has the largest population in the world and created a law restricted the number of children an urban family could have?
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Japan
d)
Pakistan
13.
Which country is labeled numbered 9?
a)
South Korea
b)
North Korea
c)
China
d)
Japan
14.
What type of government is being described? Fidel Castro held total authority over the citizens of Cuba and punished those who were against him.
a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Oligarchy
15.
Which type of government do we have in the United States?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Dictatorship
16.
When the central government is run by a small group of people.
a)
Autocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Parliamentary
17.
A type of government that is ran by representatives of the people is called a____.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Dictatorship
18.
What type of government has a king or queen that holds all the power?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Republic
19.
Which of the following is a good example of a dictatorship?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
North Korea
d)
Canada
20.
Ruler, king/queen/emperor/empress, etc.), inherits power. Rules by divine right- given power to rule by God.
a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Republic
d)
Monarchy
21.
Example: Saddam Hussein
a)
Supreme Leader
b)
Pope
c)
Dictator
d)
Monarch
22.
Example: Modern day – England – ruler is a symbolic head of state with elected members of Parliament who govern.
a)
Constitutional Monarchy
b)
President
c)
Dictator
d)
Republic
23.
Self-appointed single person/group rules controlling all aspects of public life (example: freedom of speech) often through military force, intimidation
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Totalitarian
c)
Monarchy
d)
Liberty
24.
Government authority is based on the consent of the governed.
a)
Anarchy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Dictatorship
25.
What is an embargo?
a)
A government order to stop trade.
b)
A limit placed on imports.
c)
A tax placed on imports.
26.
What is a quota?
a)
A government order to stop trade.
b)
A limit placed on imports.
c)
A tax placed on imports.
27.
Limit of the amount (quantity) of a good that can be imported is called a(n):
a)
Subsidy
b)
Quota
c)
Exports
d)
Appreciation
28.
When one country refuses to trade with another country because of political or infringements of human rights it is called:
a)
standard of care
b)
subsidy
subsidy
subsidy
c)
embargo
d)
revenue tariff
29.
Which of the following is not one of the three basic economic questions that every economy must answer?
a)
What goods/services will be produced?
b)
How will goods/services be produced?
c)
Who will consume the goods/services?
d)
How many of the goods will be produced?
30.
What is an import?
a)
Goods leaving your country
b)
Goods being brought into your country
c)
Goods that are important
31.
What is an export?
a)
Goods being shipped out of a country
b)
Goods being brought into a country
c)
Goods/services
d)
New Zealand
32.
What is a trade?
a)
exchanging goods
b)
stealing items
c)
taking items
d)
giving items away
33.
What sort of government is the People's Republic of China?
a)
monarchy
b)
federal democracy
c)
constitutional monarchy
d)
communist government
34.
What is the name of the elected Chinese legislative assembly?
a)
the Diet
b)
Political Bureau
c)
Chinese Communist Party
d)
National People's Congress
35.
What group makes most of the important decisions in the government of the People's Republic of China today?
a)
the wealthy landowners
b)
the Chinese Communist Party
c)
Mao Zedong and his advisors
d)
people in the local village councils
36.
In a democracy who has the governmental power?
a)
one central body has the power
b)
the power is shared among many
c)
the people have the power
d)
power is divided between central & regional
37.
In an oligarchy who has the power?
a)
people have the power
b)
power is divided between central & regions
c)
power is held by one authority
d)
power is shared by a few
38.
If one person has the power of government and citizens rights are limited, this is referred to as --
a)
oligarchy
b)
federal
c)
auotcracy
d)
confederation
39.
Governmental power that is divided between central authority and several regional authorities is referred to as ---
a)
oligarchy
b)
confederation
c)
federal
d)
unitary
40.
When you invest in education and health care, you are investing in----
a)
capital investment
b)
human capital
c)
GDP
d)
infrastructure
41.
What is capital investment?
a)
tax placed on goods
b)
investing in education, health care
c)
investing in machines, technology and factories
d)
investing in literacy
42.
India and Japan have a ________ economic system.
a)
command
b)
traditional
c)
free
d)
mixed
43.
North Korea has a _____________ economic system.
a)
command
b)
mixed
c)
traditional
d)
free
44.
In a unitary government system, most of the power is in the hands of the
a)
individual voters
b)
local governments
c)
central government
d)
central and local governments
45.
In a confederation government system, most of the power is in the hands of the
a)
individual voters
b)
local governments
c)
central government
d)
central and local government
46.
How is government power handled in a federal form of government?
a)
The king makes most of the important decisions.
b)
Power is shared among different levels of government.
c)
A central committee makes all of the political decisions.
d)
The local government has more power than the national government
47.
In a presidential system of government, how is the leader chosen?
a)
By political party with the most members in the legislature
b)
By the national court system
c)
By a majority vote of the legislature
d)
In a vote by the citizens
48.
The Japanese parliament is called
a)
Congress
b)
House of Representatives
c)
The Diet
49.
Both India and Japan are considered parliamentary republics. In this type of government the legislative branch consists of an elected Parliament and the ___ is head of the executive branch.
a)
King
b)
President
c)
State Council
d)
Prime Minister
50.
The 3 basic economic questions ask what of production?
a)
What, who, for whom
b)
Where, what, who
c)
For whom, where, how
d)
For whom, what, how
100 %
