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Governments

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which 2 types of governments usually have one ruler who has absolute power and the citizens have no rights?

a)

dictatorship and democracy

b)

constitutional monarchy and democracy

c)

absolute monarchy and dictatorship

2.

How does a dictatorship differ from a democracy?

a)

In a dictatorship there are social classes.

b)

In a dictatorship, citizens have no political rights.

c)

In a dictatorship, people always trust their leader.

3.

In which form of government do citizens have freedoms of religion and speech, and the right to criticize the government?

a)

democracy

b)

theocracy

c)

absolute monarchy

4.

All governments have legislative power. This is the power to____.

a)

make laws

b)

carry out laws (enforce laws)

c)

interpret laws (decide what the laws mean and if they have been broken)

5.

All governments are given judicial power. This is the power to ____.

a)

make laws

b)

carry out laws (enforce laws)

c)

interpret laws (decide what laws mean and if laws have been broken)

6.

All governments are given executive power. This is the power to _____.

a)

make laws

b)

carryout laws (enforce laws)

c)

interpret laws (decide what laws mean and if laws have been broken)

7.

Which form of government always includes religious laws and religious leaders?

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

theocracy

8.

Check all political rights listed. (Political rights are citizens rights to participate in government.)

a)

right to vote in secret

b)

freedom of speech

c)

freedom to do whatever they feel like

d)

right to join a political party

9.

Check all civil liberties of any citizen in a democracy.

a)

freedom of speech and religion

b)

equal rights for women and men

c)

the right to own property

d)

the right to a fair trial

10.

Which form of government is used in the United States of America?

a)

monarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

democracy

d)

theocracy