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WorksheetsPresidential system of Govt.
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 57mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Match each advantage or disadvantage with the correct system.
Few Checks and Balances
Few Checks and Balances
a)
Presidential
b)
Parliamentary
2.
A system of government in which political power resides with the people.
a)
Autocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Military Junta
3.
A ruler who wields absolute power. Receives power by taking it through force. An autocrat.
a)
Dictator
b)
President
c)
Constitutional Monarch
d)
Prime Minister
4.
Post is inherited and lasts until death or abdication.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Dictatorship
5.
Proposes that society or the people should organize and control the means of production for the welfare of all.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
6.
What is government?
a)
The wealth and resources of a country.
b)
The enforcement of laws in a country.
c)
A set of rules people set up so they can function together as a society.
d)
A political party.
7.
Form of government where the central government has all of the power.
a)
Confederal System
b)
Federal System
c)
Unitary System
d)
Confederate System
8.
The Articles of Confederation fall under this type of government.
a)
Federal
b)
Unitary
c)
Confederal
9.
Central government has concurrent powers with its states/provinces.
a)
Federal
b)
Unitary
c)
Confederal
10.
Match the advantage or disadvantage with the correct system.
Independent of other branches of government.
Independent of other branches of government.
a)
Presidential
b)
Parliamentary
11.
If a bill goes to the President to sign, sits on his desk for 10 days and Congress is in session - what happens to the bill?
a)
becomes law
b)
bill is pigeonholed
c)
bill is pocket vetoed
d)
nothing
12.
Who approves Presidential appointments?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Senate
c)
Supreme Court
d)
no one
13.
Powers that only belong to the states are called?
a)
concurrent powers
b)
expressed powers
c)
delegated powers
d)
reserved powers
14.
After a bill is passed by Congress, the President may
a)
sign or veto it
b)
sign it
c)
veto it
15.
If Congress passes a bill and the President signs it, it becomes a/an
a)
amendment
b)
article
c)
law
16.
The largest branch of government is
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
17.
How old do you have to be to run for President?
a)
25
b)
40
c)
35
d)
30
18.
Montesquieu believed that the best form of government would have
a)
Direct democracy in which every man voted directly
b)
A intelligent monarchy
c)
Three branches that would check and balance each other
d)
No influence on the economy
19.
What is the system of government called where the state and national government share power but the national government has most of the power?
a)
Federalism
b)
Republicanism
c)
States’ rights
d)
Checks and balances
20.
Executive orders are rules that have the force of law and influence as to how the laws are carried out. Who is responsible for making these decisions?
a)
The Secretary of the Interior
b)
The House of Representatives
c)
The President
d)
The Secretary of State
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