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Southwest Asia Government Comparison Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A system of government in which the leader is elected by the citizens and is constitutionally independent of the legislature. 
a)
Autocracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Parliamentary democracy
d)
Presidential democracy
2.

What is the main DIFFERENCE between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy?

a)

A President controls a country and a Prime Minister controls a state.

b)

A Prime Minister does not belong to a political party while a President always does.

c)

A Prime Minister has more power than a President.

d)

A President is elected directly by the citizens, while a Prime Minister is elected by the Legislature.

3.
What kind of government has the MOST citizen participation? 
a)
Democratic
b)
Autocratic
c)

Monarchy

d)
Dictatorship
4.

In a parliamentary system, who is the head of government?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

President

c)

Monarch

d)

Dictator

5.
Government in which one person possesses unlimited power and the citizen has little, if any, role in the government. 
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Autocracy
c)
Democracy
d)

Big Government

6.

What country in Southwest Asia calls its lawmaking building the Knesset?

a)

Turkey

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Israel

d)

Iran

7.

Which country is an autocratic monarchy in Southwest Asia?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Turkey

c)

Iraq

d)

Israel

8.

Which country is a presidential democracy in Southwest Asia?

a)

Israel

b)

Turkey

c)

Syria

d)

Saudi Arabia

9.

Which of these countries is a parliamentary democracy?

a)

Jordan

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Turkey

d)

Israel

10.

Which two countries are democracies? (Choose two)

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Israel

c)

Iran

d)

Turkey