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Types of Government system in the caribbean

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of people with the authority to control and direct the affairs of a country is called a:

a)

State

b)

Government

c)

Prime minister

d)

Constitution

2.

An island or state whose affairs are controlled by the people from another country is a _______

a)

Nation

b)

Republic

c)

Colony

d)

Assembly

3.

A form of government in which a mother country allows a former colony to control its internal and international affairs, with a Governor General representing the Monarch is:

a)

Old Representative system

b)

Crown Colony

c)

Constitutional Monarchy

d)

Republic

4.

The right to vote is called:

a)

Election

b)

Electorate

c)

Voter's list

d)

Franchise

5.

In republics, a _____________ replaces the Governor General

a)

Law

b)

Council

c)

Prime minister

d)

President

6.

Many governments in Central America and the Caribbean are democracies. What type of democracy do most Caribbean countries have?

a)

Communist Democracy

b)

Parliamentary Democracy

c)

Presidental Democracy

d)

Market Democracy

7.

What does the Constitution add to our government?

a)

Slaves

b)

A king

c)

Two houses of the Supreme Court

d)

Three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial

8.
The United States, Britain, the Netherlands and France all still have some Caribbean territories.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
I don't know
9.
What is a basic way citizens of a democratic nation can influence the government?
a)
obeying laws
b)
buying and consuming goods
c)
working
d)
voting
10.
What government has a single ruler?
a)
Autocratic
b)
Oligarchic
c)
Unitary
d)
Democratic
11.
What is a monarch?
a)
President
b)
Parliament
c)
King or queen
d)
Congress
12.
Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or an oligarchy?
a)
All of the power stays in the hands of the local governments.
b)
Kings are always poor rulers.
c)
The voters get to choose the people who make the laws.
d)
The voters in democratic countries always choose qualified leaders
13.

What are the two types of Republic?

a)

Parliamentary and Presidential

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Presidential and Monarchy

d)

Monarchy and Dictatorship

14.

A government where the king/queen holds no governmental power but the country is controlled by a voting Parliament

a)

direct democracy

b)

constitutional monarchy

c)

theocracy

d)

absolute monarchy

15.
Who holds the power of the government in a democracy?
a)
The citizens
b)
The king
c)
The small group of rulers
d)
The dictator
16.

During which time was Crown Colony introduced in the British West Indies?

a)

1600s

b)

1800s

c)

1960s

d)

1970s

17.

In republics, a _____________ replaces the Governor General

a)

Law

b)

Council

c)

Prime minister

d)

President