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Module 4 Lesson 2 World Governments

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class

Date

What can you infer from the fact that half the world's countries are democracies?

Half the world can vote in US elections

Half the world's people have very little say in government

Democracy originated in which society?

Greek

Roman

Placing limits on government allows for more....

crime reduction

military strength

personal freedoms

economic restrictions

How was Athenian democracy different from American democracy?

Citizens were not allowed to serve on juries

Women couldn't participate

What is a characteristic of a direct Democracy?

All eligible citizens can assemble and vote on government issues

Citizens elect representatives and officials to government offices

Common Citizens can petition the king or queen

Citizens can vote for the dictator's political party

Citizens hold the power because they can vote elected officials in and out of power.

Direct Democracy

Representative Democracy

Both

All citizens represent themselves directly and could participate in the government by assembly to vote on laws.

Direct Democracy

Representative Democracy

Both

Which definition best describes totalitarian governments?

governments with dictators

governments that control all aspects of life

governments with dictators who make most of the decisions

governments that control some aspects of life

What type of government does the following list describe? There is one ruler. The ruler usually inherited power. The ruler passed on leadership to his son.

Democracy

Monarchy

Communism

Republic

10.

What do an absolute monarchy and a dictatorship have in common?

The head of state is chosen by Parliament

Their citizens decide public issues for themselves

Political power is exercised by representatives elected by the people

A single individual or small group exercises control over government.

11.

Which activity is for the common good?

Playing video games until 1am

Going to the movies

Jury Duty

Eating veggie straws

12.

What is citizenship?

Something that is given automatically when a person moves to a different country

Being a member of a nation or country and having full rights and responsibilities under the law.

That other grade on your report card that nobody really looks at

A large boat that only carries passengers that are members of a certain country

13.

Violations against people's civil rights and liberties by governments

Human Right Violations

Suffrage

Gandhi

Civil Rights

14.

Things to which you are entitled, allowed; freedoms that are guaranteed

being human

natural law

rights

dictatorship

15.

True or False: Human Rights only applies in poor, foreign countries.

False

True

16.

a system of government that has legal limits on its power

unlimited government

dictatorship

limited government

totalitarian

17.

A government in which the state has control over all aspects of society is called a totalitarian government.

TRUE

FALSE

18.

A constitution enforces the legal limits of a government's power.

TRUE

FALSE

19.

The welfare of a whole community is known as the common good.

TRUE

FALSE

20.

Why are human rights abuses more common in Sudan than in the United States?

The United States has a larger population than Sudan.

Sudan is a country in the process of establishing a democratic government.

Sudan has more religions in its country than the United States.

All of the above

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Module 4 Lesson 2 World Governments

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

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