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governments, religions, economics

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who has the power in a democratic government?

a)

The people

b)

One powerful leader

c)

The president

d)

A dictator

2.

Who has the power in an autocratic government?

a)

The people

b)

One powerful leader

c)

The president

d)

oligarchy

3.

Which of the following is not a difference in parliamentary and presidential democracy

a)

The people vote for the legislature

b)

The amount of power the legislative branch has

c)

The title of the head of governmnt

4.

Which of the following BEST describes how a parliamentary and a presidential democracy are similar?

a)

The amount of power the legislative branch has

b)

The people vote for the legislature

c)

the title the head of government has

5.

Which of the following best describes the power of the legislative branch in a parliamentary government?

a)

The legislative branch holds the same amount of power as the judicial and executive

b)

The legislative branch has more power of any three branches of government

c)

The legislature elects the president

6.

How is the head of government elected in presidential democracy?

a)

By the people

b)

By the legislature

c)

By overthrowing the government

7.

How is the head of government elected in a parliamentary democracy?

a)

The legislature elects the prime minister

b)

The people elect the prime minister

c)

He appoints himself

8.

Which of the following would you not see on a presidential democracy election ballot?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Legislative Representatives

c)

President

9.

Hitler was an example of a ___________________ type of leader

a)

Autocratic

b)

Democratic

c)

Oligarchic

d)

Federal

10.

If Johnny lives in a country where the economy is based on trading, and he does the exact same job as his father does and his grandfather did, what type of economy is Johnny's country operating?

a)

Traditional

b)

Market

c)

Command

d)

mixed

11.

If Amy lives in a country where she can own and operate her own hair salon, and her husband sells apples at varying prices based on supply and demand. What type of economy is Johnny's country operating

a)

Traditional

b)

Market

c)

Command

d)

Mixed

12.

Up to 93% of the people in Cuba work for government owned businesses, based on this fact, what type of economy does Cuba have?

a)

Traditional

b)

Market

c)

Command

d)

Mixed

13.

Which economic growth factor has the highest effect on a country's literacy rate?

a)

Human Capital

b)

Capital Resource

c)

Natural Rsource

14.

Country A does not allow trade of nuclear weapons with Country B. What type of trade barrier is being implemented?

a)

Embargo

b)

Tarrif

c)

Quota

15.

Country A limits Country C from importing into their country more than 1700 packs of pencils. What type of trade barrier is being implemented?

a)

Embargo

b)

Tariff

c)

Quota

16.

Country Z taxes every pair of tennis shoes country X imports into Country Z, what type of trade barrier is being implemented?

a)

Embargo

b)

Tariff

c)

Quota

17.

The higher the literacy rate the higher the __________________

a)

Capital resources

b)

Standard of living

c)

Government rules

18.

Which of the following is a way a country can invest in capital goods?

a)

Education

b)

Factory tools

c)

Growing more trees

19.

If Charley lived in a country where children had to work long hours going to the river to gather water, and Sammie lived in a country where children were required to go to school, whose country is making the better investment in human capital?

a)

Charley's country

b)

Sammie's country

c)

Both are making an equal investment

d)

Both are making a bad investment

20.

Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are all _________________ religions

a)

monotheistic

b)

polytheistic

c)

mormon

d)

catholic

21.

What is government

a)

a body of people with the authority to make laws, enforce those laws, and interpret the laws

b)

a loose alliance of countries or states

c)

an agency that maintains the grounds at all national parks

d)

a group of checks to be sure all people are treated equally

22.

This is a form of government based on "rule by the people"...

a)

oligarchic

b)

equal opportunity

c)

values

d)

democracy

23.

What term refers to a nation or group of territories ruled by a single powerful leader?

a)

oligarchy

b)

autocracy

c)

presidential democracy

d)

parliamentary democracy

24.

Which form of government do the citizens vote in a free election

a)

dictatorship

b)

autocracy

c)

unitary

d)

democratic

25.

In a parliamentary government who controls the power?

a)

president

b)

pastor

c)

dictator

d)

legislature/parliament

26.

in a Presidential Democracy the President is separate from the _________________

a)

legislature

b)

cabinet

c)

prime minister

d)

executive branch

27.

Two types of democratic governments are:

a)

federal and confederation

b)

Presidential and Parliamentary

c)

Autocratic and Democratic

d)

dictatorship and autocracy

28.

What does monotheism mean?

a)

Worship two gods

b)

Worship many gods

c)

Worship one god

d)

Worship three gods

29.

What is the dominant (most common) religion

a)

Judaism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Christianity

30.

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all claim a sacred city, that city is...

a)

Mecca

b)

Medina

c)

Bethlehem

d)

Jerusalem

31.

The founder of Islam is

a)

Jesus

b)

Abraham

c)

Muhammad

32.

The founder of Christianity is

a)

Muhammad

b)

Abraham

c)

Jesus

33.

The founder of Judaism is

a)

Abraham

b)

Jesus

c)

Muhammad

34.

The government makes all the economic decisions in this type of economy

a)

market

b)

Mixed

c)

Command

d)

Traditional

35.

The people make all the economic decisions in this type of economy

a)

Market

b)

Mixed

c)

Command

d)

Traditional

36.

There is no money and people barter (trade) for the things they need in this type of government

a)

Market

b)

Mixed

c)

Command

d)

Traditional

37.

Christianity originated in what area?

a)

China

b)

The Middle East

c)

Australia

d)

United States

38.

Judaism originated in what area

a)

China

b)

Australia

c)

Middle East

d)

United States

39.

Islam originated in what area?

a)

China

b)

United States

c)

Australia

d)

Middle East

40.

What is the Holy Book of Christianity?

a)

Koran

b)

Holy Bible

c)

Torah

d)

None of the above

41.

What is the Holy Book for Judaism

a)

Koran

b)

Holy Bible

c)

Torah

d)

None of the above

42.

What is the Holy Book for Islam

a)

Koran

b)

Holy Bible

c)

Torah

d)

None of these options