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SSCG1 Who Rules Virtual Quiz

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who rules... one person is in charge.

a)

Autocracy

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Anarchy

2.

Led by a king or queen

a)

Monarchy

b)

Direct democracy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Autocracy

3.

Those in charge are military members who took over by force

a)

Junta

b)

Representative democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Theocracy

4.

Democracy where citizens elect others to serve in government

a)

Representative democracy

b)

Direct democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Theocracy

5.

A small group rules the country

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Direct democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Theocracy

6.

God & religious law are the government's authority

a)

Theocracy

b)

Direct democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

7.
What form of government allows all citizens to vote on every law?
a)
Representative Democracy
b)
Communism
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Oligarchy
8.
What form of government does this image represent?
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Anarchy
d)
Socialism
9.

What type of government does the United States have?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Representative Democracy

10.

• A system of government that one person has absolute power.

• A single ruler

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Confederate

11.
What do a republic and a direct democracy have in common?  
a)
rule by a single political party
b)
a small group of leaders 
c)
rule by the people
d)
a single leader
12.

No one is in charge, no government

a)

Anarchy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Monarchy

13.
A government where a God or divine ones are given the status of supreme ruler?
(Examples: The Vatican, Egyptians, etc..)
a)
Democracy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Monarchy
d)
Theocracy
14.

North Korea is an example of a ___________ because one person has all the power.

a)

anarchy

b)

democracy

c)

theocracy

d)

dictatorship

15.
What is the type of government where there is no ruler in charge, and has no structure of authority?
a)
Anarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Dictatorship
16.

There are ______ types of democracy.

a)

3

b)

1

c)

2

d)

13

17.

A government in which each person votes individually and on each issue in the state (country)

a)

Autocracy

b)

Representative Democracy

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Republic

18.

This is a type of government where a single individual has the power to rule.

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Unitary

19.

What is it called when citizens are able to vote for representatives to vote for them.

a)

Representative Democracy

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Democracy

d)

Federal

20.

This is a type of government whereby a small group holds all the power

a)

Confederation

b)

Autocracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Government

21.
What type of government has a king or queen that holds all the power?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Republic
22.
Which of the following is a good example of a dictatorship?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
North Korea
d)
Canada
23.

What is a form of government ruled by one person who usually seized power through unlawful means?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Absolute monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Parliamentary Democracy

24.
Which Enlightenment philosopher believed government works best when there is separation of powers?
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Rousseau
25.
According to Locke, all humans share a set of __________.
a)
 internal organs
b)
natural rights
c)
hopes and dreams
d)
traits and motivations
26.
Why did Montesquieu believe that checks and balances were needed in governments?
a)
To make sure that each branch of government is correct
b)
Keep the different branches of government from getting too much power
27.

Social contract is an agreement between

a)

people and the government

b)

kids and their parents

c)

people and other countries

d)

None of the above

28.

Baron De Montesquieu said the best way to protect liberty was to

a)

make governments all powerful

b)

give one person complete power

c)

divide the powers of government

d)

have no government

29.
Belief that one can freely express their beliefs without fear of punishment.
a)
Freedom of Speech
b)
Freedom of Religion
c)
No unlawful searches
d)
Right to life, liberty, and property
30.
A pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England.
a)
Common Law
b)
Common Sense
c)
Compact
d)
Magna Carta
31.
A government that has been limited in power by a constitution or written agreement.
a)
Limited Monarchy
b)
Anarchy
c)
Coup de tat
d)
Limited Government
32.
A government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility; written by the English Nobles in 1215.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Opus Dei
c)
The Federalist Papers
d)
Common Sense
33.
An agreement between indviduals that created a government that would provide order and protect the rights of the colonists; written by a group of English Puritans in Massachusetts in 1620.
a)
Compact
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Mercedes Compact
d)
Habeas Corpus
34.
A concept that those who govern are bound by the laws; no one is above the law.
a)
Law of the Governed
b)
Rule of Law
c)
Personal Responsibility
d)
Self-Government
35.
Popular or representative System where the people create and run their own government.
a)
Rule of law
b)
Popular Soverignty
c)
Autocracy
d)
Self-government
36.

Which one included free speech and the right to bear arms?

a)

English Bill of Rights

b)

Magna Carta

c)

The Enlightenment

d)

Mayflower Compact

37.

Pick the correct order from oldest to newest

a)

Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, English Bill of Rights, Cato's Letters, Common Sense

b)

English Bill of Rights, Cato's Letters, Common Sense, Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact

c)

Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Cato's Letters, Mayflower Compact, Common Sense

d)

English Bill of Rights, Cato's Letters, Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Common Sense

38.

Which system of government will you find shared power between states and central (big) government? 

a)
democracy 
b)
monarchy 
c)
federal
d)
unitary 
39.
The United States of America has which form and system of government? 
a)
communism and unitary 
b)
socialism and parlimentary 
c)
representative democracy and federal 
d)
direct democracy and confederal 
40.
Where is power centered in a unitary system? 
a)

central/big government

b)
military 
c)
state government 
d)
dictator 
41.

The systems of government are ________.

a)

unitary, confederacy, federal

b)

unitary, confederacy, democracy

c)

dictatorship, monarchy, federal

d)

unitary, autocracy, dictatorship

42.

In a federal system of government power is _______.

a)

divided

b)

earned

c)

concentrated

d)

open

43.
What form of government allows all citizens to vote on every law?
a)
Representative Democracy
b)
Communism
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Oligarchy
44.
Which of the following statements best describes a confederal system?
a)
State governments have the most power. 
b)
The people have the most power. 
c)
City governments have the most power
d)
International associations have the most power

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