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WorksheetsGovernments and Economies
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In this type of government, there is one single ruler and citizens have little to no involvement.
a)
Democracy
b)
Autocracy
c)
Oligarchy
2.
In this type of government, the power is in the hands of the citizens, who vote in free elections.
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Autocracy
3.
In this type of Democracy, citizens directly elect the country's leader.
a)
Presidential Democracy
b)
Parliamentary Democracy
c)
Autocracy
4.
Which type of government does the United Kingdom have?
a)
Federal Republic
b)
Confederation
Confederation
c)
Parliamentary Democracy
d)
Presidential Democracy
5.
What is Germany's head of government called?
a)
Prime Minister
b)
Monarch
c)
Chancellor
d)
President
6.
A military leader seizes control of a government during a revolution. He has complete control and kills anyone who opposes him. What kind of government does this nation have?
a)
a monarchy
b)
a theocracy
c)
a dictatorship
d)
an oligarchy
7.
Three military leaders take over a nation. They make all the rules and do not allow any discussion. What kind of government does this nation have?
a)
an oligarchy
b)
anarchy
c)
a theocracy
d)
a dictatorship
8.
Brady lives in a representative democracy. What does that mean?
a)
He will be brought up on charges if he does not vote
b)
As a citizen, he is a member of the government and sits in Congress.
c)
He votes for representatives who decide on the issues and laws
d)
He personally votes on every issue and law.
9.
In a democracy the country is run by the
a)
votes of the ruling class.
b)
a few elite individuals.
c)
votes of every citizen.
d)
votes of every person.
10.
what government is by the few
a)
oligarchic
b)
autocratic
c)
democratic
d)
islam
11.
Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?
a)
Ural Mountains
b)
Pyrenees Mountains
c)
Alps Mountains
d)
Rocky Mountains
12.
This river begins in the Alps mountains and flows north to the North Sea
a)
Danube River
b)
Volga River
c)
Nile River
d)
Rhine River
13.
This is a mixture of smoke and fog.
a)
Acid Rain
b)
Dew
c)
Radiation
d)
Smog
14.
What is the holy book of Islam?
a)
Bible
b)
Quran
c)
Torah
d)
Tanakh
15.
Muhammed is the founder of which religion?
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
16.
What is the holy book of Judaism?
a)
The Torah
b)
The Tanakh
c)
The Qu'ran
d)
The Bible
17.
Which of these religions are monotheistic?
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam & Christianity
d)
Islam, Christianity, Judaism
18.
Special days are Easter and Christmas.
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity & Islam
d)
Christianity
19.
Twice a year, Chick fil a restaurants in the south, send employees to a special school in Orlando to take classes in management. This is an example of investing in...
a)
entrepreneur
b)
healthcare
c)
human capital
d)
capital goods
20.
NAFTA's purpose is to eliminate trade barriers between the countries of Mexico, United States, and
a)
Caribbean
b)
Cuba
c)
Costa Rica
d)
Canada
21.
Tariffs are a trade barrier that place a tax on what type of goods?
a)
exported goods
b)
imported goods
c)
people's cars
d)
business owner's companies
22.
Brazil's government distribution. Where's the power?
a)
federal
b)
confederacy
c)
democracy
d)
unitary
23.
Which is NOT an example of an economic trade barrier?
a)
ocean
b)
tariff
c)
embargo
d)
quota
24.
Citizenship participation: Type of government where one person has complete control. People have no say in government.
a)
democracy
b)
oligarchy
c)
autocracy
d)
unitary
25.
Citizenship Participation:Type of government where a small group of people (typically wealthy) have control; people have no say in government
a)
democracy
b)
autocracy
c)
confederacy
d)
oligarchy
26.
Type of democracy where citizens elect the legislative body (law-making body) and the law-making body appoints the executive branch
a)
presidential democracy
b)
direct democracy
c)
parliamentary democracy
d)
autocratic democracy
27.
How many countries in the world have a direct democracy?
a)
four
b)
two
c)
one
d)
zero
28.
The people of the village Cragin have always bartered with the people in Baker. They only barter on the 4th day of the second week of the third month in a calendar year.
a)
transformation
b)
market
c)
mixed
d)
traditional
29.
Even though Mrs. Cragin had the freedom to start a restaurant, she still had to follow government regulations and pay her employees $10.75 an hour.
a)
market
b)
mixed
c)
traditional
d)
command
30.
Mr. Potato Head and Mrs. Potato Head have started a Potato Chip company. Their main competition is Lays potato chips. Both companies make all the decisions about production without any government regulations.
a)
mixed
b)
traditional
c)
command
d)
market
31.
Snoopy's new business designs and builds luxury dog houses. In order to build quality homes, Snoopy invested in new equipment like saws, hammers, and spray painting machine. This is an example of investing in ____?
a)
education
b)
capital goods
c)
human capital
d)
training
32.
Woody from Toy Story will not allow the toys from Andy's room to trade with the toys at Sid's house. This will continue until Sid treats his toys better.
a)
embargo
b)
quota
c)
tariff
d)
trade barrier
33.
What do Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, and the United States's economic systems have in common.
a)
All are pure market
b)
All are command
c)
All are mixed
d)
All are traditional
34.
How many countries have a "pure" market economy?
a)
five
b)
six
c)
four
d)
zero
35.
Mexico's government distribution. Where's the power
a)
unitary
b)
federal
c)
democracy
d)
confederacy
36.
Canada established its own constitution in 1982. Whose constitution had Canada followed before this?
a)
Australia
b)
China
c)
Great Britain
d)
United States
37.
Canada has which type of government system:
a)
Unitary
b)
Federal
c)
Confederate
38.
Who is the head of state in Canada?
a)
President
b)
Prime Minister
c)
Governor General
d)
British Monarch
39.
Who holds the most political power in Canada?
a)
President
b)
Prime Minister
c)
Governor General
d)
British Monarch
40.
Canada’s government is a ______________________________ monarchy.
a)
Parliamentary
b)
democratic
c)
Senate
d)
constitutional
41.
How old do citizens of Canada have to be in order to vote?
a)
15
b)
18
c)
21
d)
25
42.
Because Canada divides government powers between the central and local governments, it is considered a(n) __.
a)
Federal Government
b)
Unitary Government
c)
Political Government
d)
Autocratic Government
43.
Which of the following best explains why the United States is Canada's largest trading partner?
a)
Climate
b)
Location
c)
population distribution
d)
Gross Domestic Product
44.
What is a serious environmental concern in Canada?
a)
Pollution of the Great Lakes
b)
Acid Rain
c)
Waste from mining
d)
All of the above
45.
From which country did Canada gain its independence?
a)
United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
Greenland
d)
Russia
46.
Why are the Great Lakes important to Canada?
a)
They link Canada to the Pacific Ocean
b)
They are a major trade route between Canada and the U.S.
c)
They pollute the Canadian fishing industry
d)
They create a border between Canada and Japan
47.
True or False: Canada has a President.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
In this economic system, decisions are made by private citizens with no government regulation.
a)
Market
b)
Traditional
c)
Command
d)
Mixed
49.
When a country invests in the factories, machinery and technology in a country, they are investing in the ___________________.
a)
Human Capital
b)
Capital Goods
50.
What is the name for someone who is willing to take a risk to begin a new business?
a)
Prime Minister
b)
President
c)
Entrepreneur
d)
Wealthy
51.
When a country invests in the education, skills, and training of the country’s workers, they are investing in the _______________________.
a)
Human capital
b)
Capital goods
52.
The ability of people over the age of 15 to read and write is called the_________________.
a)
GDP
b)
Currency Exchange
c)
Literacy Rate
d)
capital goods
53.
The total value of all of the goods and services produced within a country in a single year is called the _____________________________.
a)
GDP
b)
Currency Exchange
c)
Literacy Rate
d)
Capital Goods
54.
The price of one country’s currency compared to another is called the ____________________.
a)
GDP
b)
Currency Exchange
c)
Literacy Rate
d)
Capital goods
55.
Canada’s literacy rate is ________________________,
a)
25%
b)
$6.4 billion
c)
99%
d)
$1.89 Trillion
56.
50-75% of Canada’s acid rain comes from ____________________________.
a)
China
b)
Great Britain
c)
The Great Lakes
d)
The United States
57.
Which area is full of natural resources but is not good for farming?
a)
The Great Lakes
b)
The Canadian Shield
c)
The Hudson Bay
d)
The St. Lawrence Seaway
58.
When a timber company cuts all trees in a given area it is called ___________________.
a)
Clearcutting
b)
Extraction
c)
Mining
d)
Bad Business
59.
Which of these is not a problem caused by acid rain?
a)
Trees dying
b)
increased snowfall
c)
Fish dying
d)
Polluted Lakes
60.
Canada's acid rain problem comes mainly from what?
a)
Clearcutting of trees
b)
Polluted farmland
c)
Emissions from cars & industries
d)
mining and waste seeping into the ground
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