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OQ Government Terms

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

People make direct choices on decisions that need to be made; there are no elected officials

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

2.

The teacher asks the class: Do you want to switch to wearing uniforms everyday? All students provide a vote based on their opinion. The votes are counted and the majority voted for no uniforms. This is an example of:

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representative Republic

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Civic Virtue

3.

The purpose, job, or duty

a)

government

b)

authority

c)

function

d)

economics

4.

A government makes decisions for the citizens and represents the citizens to other countries. This is the ______ of government officials.

a)

economics

b)

function

c)

oligarchy

d)

civic virtue

5.

The system of rules and the people who enforce them.

a)

function

b)

monarchy

c)

economics

d)

government

6.

The president proposes a law, the house & senate approve them, the proposal becomes a law; law enforcement enforces that law. This is an example of:

a)

government

b)

monetary value

c)

function

d)

civic virtue

7.

king and/or queen inherit or take as much power as a dictator, and do not submit/follow to the rule of law

a)

oligarchy

b)

monarchy

c)

direct democracy

d)

dictatorship

8.

Queen Elizabeth II is 95 years old and the current queen of England, when she passes her son Prince Charles will take over the throne as King. This is an example of:

a)

monarchy

b)

representative republic

c)

oligarchy

d)

civic virtue

9.

The power to give orders and make decisions

a)

function

b)

government

c)

economics

d)

authority

10.

The teacher decides all students MUST say goodbye before leaving the classroom or they cannot go to lunch. This is an example of:

a)

monarchy

b)

authority

c)

function

d)

government

11.

The way in which goods and services are produced, sold, & bought

a)

function

b)

monetary system

c)

economics

d)

authority

12.

A shirt is created at Store Blue. Store blue sells the shirt online for $20. Jimmy Joe buys the shirt online for $20. This is an example of:

a)

civic virtue

b)

function

c)

monetary system

d)

economics

13.

An unelected group of people have power, usually without submitting to the rule of law

a)

direct democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

oligarchy

d)

dictatorship

14.

The small militia group in town B overthrows the mayor and begins to make the decisions for all the people of town B.

a)

representative democracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

monarchy

d)

function

15.

The kind or type of money used:

a)

monetary system

b)

economics

c)

civic virtue

d)

function

16.

America pays using a dollar, Mexico pays using a Peso, Japan pays using a yen, Canada pays using a Canadian dollar, and much of Europe pay using the Euro. These are a form of:

a)

government

b)

function

c)

economics

d)

monetary system

17.

One ruler who has absolute power (therefore does not submit/follow to the rule of law, he IS the law)

a)

dictatorship

b)

monarchy

c)

representative republic

d)

oligarchy

18.

The leader of a country decides that all citizens must wear neon orange shoes on Tuesdays or the citizen will be arrested. The leader never wears any color other than black without punishment. This is an example of

a)

oligarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

monarchy

d)

direct democracy

19.

People elect leaders to make decisions

a)

direct democracy

b)

dictatorship

c)

monarchy

d)

representative republic

20.

The United States of America elects a President to lead the country. This President speaks to other nations and works with the legislative branch to create new laws.

a)

direct democracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

representative republic

d)

economics

21.

The dedication of a person to serve their community and do what they believe is best for all of the people

a)

representative republic

b)

civic virtue

c)

function

d)

economics

22.

All American citizens serve Jury Duty. This is required by all U.S. citizens. Citizens are given a day off work to potentially sit on a jury and judge another citizen as guilty or not guilty in the court of law. This is an example of:

a)

economics

b)

civic virtue

c)

oligarchy

d)

direct democracy