WorksheetsFoundations of Government: Unit 1
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
The "P" in PALS stands for
Pursuit
Power
Possibilities
Problems
The "A" in PALS stands for
Authority
Attentions
Ability
Anger
The "L" in PALS stand for
Lies
Loyal
Legal
Legitimacy
The "S" in PALS stands for
Smart
Sufficient
Strong
Sovereignty
Why are PALS important?
Lets us know how powerful the king/queen will be
Sets up a government to be destructive
Sets up a solid foundation to build a government
Combining all together creates a corruptive oligarchy
A "state" is the same as the following term
County
Provine
Country
Territory
All of the following are characteristics of a state EXCEPT
Has population
Has territory
has education
has sovereignty
All the following are functions of government EXCEPT
Maintain order
Ensure national security
Resolve conflict
provide for public consumption
Which form of government believes leader's Power and Authority coming from God
Oligarchy
Anarchy
Theocracy
Republic
Which government type is rule by a small group of wealthy people?
Oligarchy
Theocracy
Autocracy
Monarchy
Which TWO forms of government are types of autocracies?
Constitutional Monarchy
Absolute Monarchy
Dictatorship
Anarchy
Which government form is the one where citizens vote on laws and decisions?
Representative Democracy
Direct Democracy
Oligarchy
Autocracy
In this form of government the people elect others to represent them in government
Direct Democracy
Representive Democracy / Republic
Monarchy
Anarchy
An example of a dictatorship is
United Kingdom
India
Switzerland
North Korea
An example of Representative and Direct Democracy together is
Switzerland
Saudi Arabia
United Kingdom
South Africa
An example of Monarchy and Theocracy together is
Denmark
Saudi Arabia
Iran
North Korea
An example of Monarchy and Republic together is
Denmark
Switzerland
Australia
Brazil
What is a Junta
A form of Monarchy with a military leader
A form of Oligarchy with military leaders
A form of Theocracy with priest leaders
A form of Anarchy in small political organizations
Which form of government is ruled by none
Oligarchy
Democracy
Monarchy
Anarchy
Which country today is ruled by a Junta?
Myanmar
India
North Korea
Denmark
One person is in charge
Autocracy
Oligarchy
Anarchy
Republic
Citizens often have no rights
Dictatorship
Republic
Direct Democracy
Theocracy
U.S. 18 Voting Age is an example of which government role?
Protect the Country
Keep Order
Help Citizens
Make Laws
Highway Patrol is an example of which role of government?
Keep order
Protect the country
Make laws
Support citizens
Retirement Benefits is an example of which role of government?
Protect country
Keep order
Help citizens
Make Laws
T or F: A state can't have less than 30,000 people
True
False
T or F: A dictatorship can be like a democracy
True
False
T or F: Theocracy can exist with Monarchy
True
False
T or F: The boundaries of a state can change
True
False
A population might be
Rural or Urban
Small or Tiny
Controlled or Free
Protected and Ordered
States decide what kind of relationship they have with other states. This is called a state’s ___.
Constitutional Powers
Governmental Policy
Foreign Policy
Expression of Direct Democracy
Which City created the Republic (Representative Democracy
Athens
England
Rome
U.S.
The very beginning of democracy began in
Rome
U.S.
Mali
Athens
T or F: A democracy can be both Direct and Representative at the same time
True
False
T or F: Theocracy can exist with democracy
True
False
A government lottery is
A choice from citizens of who rules the country
Election where citizens vote for people to hold government office
Random selection of citizens to hold government office
Random elections help multiple times a year
Select all the groups left out from voting in Ancient Athens
Adult Women
Adult Men
Immigrants
Enslaved Citizens
Who was the richest ruler to ever live?
Cleopatra
Mansa Musa
King Henry
Jeff Besos
Pakal the Great was buried in a tomb with a mask full of
Gold
Rubies
Jade
Silver
Cleopatra greatest strength was her
Intelligence
Optimism
Marriage to her Brother
Ambition
