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2.1 Lesson Check

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A constitution...

a)

describes how a government is to be organized

b)

establishes a monarchy

c)

provides important services to citizens

d)

makes life safer

2.

Dictators answer to ...

a)

the people they rule

b)

religious leaders

c)

the military

d)

themselves

3.

In a democracy, people rule ...

a)

through dictators

b)

directly or through elected officials

c)

other countries

d)

by electing a king or queen

4.

A representative democracy is a ...

a)

monarchy

b)

totalitarian government

c)

republic

d)

dictatorship

5.

Each country's government has been shaped by...

a)

police

b)

the beliefs and history of its people

c)

laws

d)

religion

6.

The system of government in the United States is called a...

a)

monarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

direct democracy

d)

representative democracy

7.

By establishing schools, the government makes it possible for...

a)

all children to have access to books

b)

all children to receive an education

c)

parents to work

d)

all of the above

8.

One important purpose of the US government is to...

a)

guarantee the freedoms of its citizens

b)

provide money to all citizens

c)

control every aspect of citizens' lives

d)

lead peaceful protests

9.

A monarchy is a government controlled by ...

a)

Republicans

b)

Democrats

c)

a dictator

d)

a king or queen

10.

The word democracy comes from an ancient Greek term meaning...

a)

the rights of kings

b)

to demonstrate freedom

c)

the rule of the people

d)

one person rules