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Government Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the head of the Jamaican state?

a)

The Prime Minister

b)

The Opposition Leader

c)

The Governor General

d)

The President

2.

Citizens are able to vote freely in general elections. This happens in a country with

a)

an autocratic government

b)

a totalitarian government

c)

a democratic government

d)

a dictatorship government

3.

Which of the following Commonwealth Caribbean countries is a republic?

a)

Jamaica

b)

Barbados

c)

St. Lucia

d)

Trinidad and Tobago

4.

Which country below is a Constitutional Monarchy?

a)

Dominica

b)

Trinidad and Tobago

c)

Jamaica

d)

Guyana

5.

Which country below has an executive presidency?

a)

Guyana

b)

St. Kitts

c)

Dominica

d)

Jamaica

6.

Who presents the budget to the Jamaican public?

a)

The Members of Parliament

b)

The Opposition Leader

c)

The Governor General

d)

The Finance Minister

7.

Which of the following is an example of an indirect tax?

a)

Customs Duties

b)

Property Tax

c)

General Consumption Tax

d)

Income Tax

8.

A deficit budget occurs when the Government's

a)

expenditure is greater that revenue

b)

expenditure is less than revenue

c)

expenditure is equal to revenue

d)

expenditure and revenue are exhausted

9.

The Executive Arm of government is headed by the

a)

Prime Minister

b)

The Cabinet

c)

The Attorney General

d)

The Opposition Leader

10.

This is a picture of Jamaica's current

a)

Minister of Tourism

b)

Minister of Education

c)

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports

d)

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade

11.

Jamaica's Parliament has (a)   Houses.

12.

The Senate is also called the _______ ___________.

(a)  

13.

The House of Representatives is an (a)   House.

14.

There are (a)   members in the House of Representatives.

15.

There are (a)   members in the Senate.

16.

Members of the House of Representatives are called _____ __________ ______________

(a)  

17.

Maintaining order in the House of Representatives is the duty of the __________ _______ _______ ____________.

(a)  

18.

The _______ ________ refer to the rules that govern how Parliamentarians should behave in the House.

(a)  

19.

The (a)   is a written record of whatever is said in Parliament.

20.

The (a)   is the party which does not have a majority in Parliament.