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Government Quiz Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A Dictator s a leader with...

a)

The Mandate of Heaven

b)

The power of a God

c)

Total Rule over a country

d)

The votes of the people

2.

In a Dictatorship citizens can disagree with the government.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

All Dictatorships give their citizens the exact same amount of freedom.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Countries with Dictators often label their country as Dictatorships

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which of the following people is NOT a Dictator?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Hitler

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Kim Jong-Un

6.

Which of the following is a Disadvantage of a Dictatorship?

a)

Violence & oppression

b)

Religious freedom

c)

Fast political action

d)

Voting rights

7.

Which of the following is an advantage of a Dictatorship?

a)

Political freedom

b)

Quick political action

c)

Religious restrictions

d)

Political instability

8.

Dictators usually take leadership by...

a)

An open election

b)

Force

c)

Through a family hierarchy

d)

All of the above

9.

Which of the following countries does NOT have a dictatorship today?

a)

Cuba

b)

China

c)

North Korea

d)

South Korea

10.

In a Monarchy who holds power?

a)

A President

b)

A King/Queen

c)

A Prime Minister

d)

The citizens

11.

In a CONSTITUTIONAL Monarchy the King and Queen have which of the following powers?

a)

Ceremonial/Symbolic

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

Executive

12.

In a CONSTITUTIONAL Monarchy the King and Queen DO NOT have which kind of power?

a)

Ceremonial

b)

Symbolic

c)

Legislative

d)

All of the Above

13.

The United Kingdom has which type of Monarchy?

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Absolute Monarchy

14.

Saudi Arabia has which type of Monarchy?

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Absolute Monarchy

15.

In which type of Monarchy does the government have the power to make, enforce, & interpret laws?

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Absolute Monarchy

16.

In a Direct Democracy...

a)

Citizens vote on representatives to vote for them

b)

All citizens vote on all laws

c)

Decision are made solely by the president

d)

There is often no leader, just people voting

17.

In a Representative Democracy...

a)

All citizens vote on all laws

b)

All decisions are made solely by the president

c)

Only works in small groups

d)

Citizens vote on a representative to make decisions for them

18.

An advantage of Direct Democracy is that...

a)

It works best for large groups

b)

All citizens get a say in the decision being made

c)

There are no leaders

d)

All of the above

19.

A disadvantage of a Direct Democracy is...

a)

It works only for large groups

b)

All citizens get a say in the decisions being made

c)

It is difficult to organize and takes too much time for large groups

d)

All of the Above

20.

A disadvantage of representative democracy is...

a)

Citizens get a direct say in laws the impact their lives

b)

Citizens do not get a direct say in law making

c)

There are very few leaders

d)

All of the Above

21.

An advantage of a Representative Democracy is...

a)

It reduces time that citizens would spend voting in a Direct Democracy

b)

It usually allows qualified individuals to make important decisions in a society (representatives are informed)

c)

It better serves large populations

d)

All of the Above

22.

In the United States we have a...

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representative Democracy

23.

One disadvantage of all Democratic governments is that...

a)

It is unfair for all people involved

b)

The needs of minority groups are not met (majority always rules)

c)

It really only works for small groups

d)

All of the above

24.

The form of government in which a small group of wealthy people rule is called..

a)

Anarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Monarchy

25.

When a country does not have a form of government it is called...

a)

Anarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Monarchy

26.

In which type of Economic form of Government does the government own and distribute all resources?

a)

Democracy

b)

Communism

c)

Capilatilsm

d)

Monarchy

27.

What economic form of government does the United States have?

a)

Communist

b)

Capitalist

c)

Anarchist

d)

All of the Above

28.

In a Theocracy laws are formed by...

a)

The president's own ideas

b)

Citizens' votes

c)

Religious rules

d)

All of the Above