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SYSTEMS AND FORMS OF GOVERNMENT REVIEW

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

TRUE OR FALSE: THE DEFINITION OF SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT IS HOW POWER IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

WHAT ARE THE 3 SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

CONFEDERAL

b)

ADMINISTRATIVE

c)

FEDERAL

d)

CONSERVATIVE

e)

UNITARY

3.

TRUE OR FALSE: A CONFEDERATION IS A LOOSE RELATIONSHIP AMONG SMALLER STATES.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

WHO HOLDS THE POWER IN A CONFEDERATION ?

a)

STATE (LOCAL) GOVERNMENT

b)

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

5.

WHO HOLDS THE POWER IN A FEDERAL (FEDERALISM) SYSTEM?

a)

STATES

b)

CENTRAL (FEDERAL)

c)

BOTH, (STATES AND CENTRAL GOVT) SHARE THE POWER

d)

NONE OF THESE

6.

WHO HOLDS ALL THE POWER IN A UNITARY SYSTEM?

a)

STATES

b)

CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS

c)

BOTH, THE STATES AND CENTRAL GOVT SHARE THE POWER

d)

NONE OF THESE

7.

TRUE OR FALSE: IN A PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM THE GOVERNMENT RUNS THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

TRUE OR FALSE: IN A PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM THE PRIME MINISTER IS ELECTED BY THE CITIZENS, NOT PARLIAMENT.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

WHAT IS A MONARCHY?

a)

WHERE A COUNTRY IS RULED BY A KING OR QUEEN

b)

WHERE A COUNTRY IS RULED BY PARLIAMENT

c)

WHERE A COUNTRY IS RUN BY A DICTATOR

d)

WHERE IS COUNTRY IS RULED BY THE ELITE AND RICH

10.

TRUE OR FALSE: THE 2 TYPES OF MONARCHIES ARE CONSTITUTIONAL AND ABSOLUTE.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

WHAT TYPE OF MONARCHY IS GREAT BRITAIN?

a)

ABSOLUTE

b)

CONSTITUTIONAL

12.

WHO GETS TO VOTE IN A DIRECT DEMOCRACY?

a)

ALL PEOPLE (CITIZENS) OF THE COUNTRY

b)

THE REPRESENTATIVES SELECTED (OR CHOSEN) BY THE CITIZENS

13.

TRUE OR FALSE: IN SOCIALISM THE GOVERNMENT TAKES A ACTIVE ROLE IN PROTECTING ITS CITIZENS.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

WHAT IS COMMUNISM?

a)

IT'S THE CONCEPT WHERE EVERYONE SHARES EVERYTHING EQUALLY

b)

WHERE THE COUNTRY IS RULED BY 1 PERSON

c)

WHERE THE COUNTRY SHARES POWER BETWEEN THE CENTRAL GOVT AND STATES

d)

ALL OF THESE

15.

TRUE OR FALSE: MOST COMMUNIST COUNTRIES END UP BEING RULED BY DICTATORS.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF OLIGARCHY?

a)

RULE BY A KING OR QUEEN

b)

RULE BY A DICTATOR

c)

RULE BY THE PEOPLE

d)

RULE BY A SMALL GROUP OF WEALTHY, RICH AND ELITE PEOPLE.

17.

DO YOU THINK THE UNITED STATES IS AN OLIGARCHY?

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

NOT SURE

18.

WHO IS IN CHARGE IN AN AUTOCRACY?

a)

THE PEOPLE

b)

PARLIAMENT

c)

ONE PERSON ( A DICTATOR OR MONARCH)

d)

POWER IS SHARED BETWEEN THE GOVT AND THE PEOPLE

19.

WHAT TYPE OF DEMOCRACY IS THE UNITED STATES?

a)

DIRECT DEMOCRACY ( ALL CITIZENS ARE INVOLVED IN VOTING AND MAKE LAWS)

b)

REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY ( PEOPLE CHOOSE THEIR LEADERS TO REPRESENT THEM IN GOVERNMENT)