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GS Unit 5A: Types of Government & Political Cartoons

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of government has a king or queen that holds all the power?

a)
Monarchy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Republic
2.

What type of government elects representatives to make all government decisions?

a)
Representative Democracy
b)
Direct Democracy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Monarchy
3.

True or False:  There are still many absolute monarchies in the world today.

a)
True
b)
False
4.

Word that means that the government has complete control over the lives of its citizens. Government which controls every aspect of public and private life. 

a)
Monarchy
b)
Totalitarian
c)
Absolute
d)
Republic
5.

Which of the following countries has a dictatorship?

a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
North Korea
d)
Canada
6.

Who holds the most power in the United States?

a)
The President
b)
The Congress
c)
The American People
d)
The Military
7.

A country that is changing from one type of government to a different type of government.

a)
Coup
b)
Republic
c)
Transitional
d)
Anarchy
8.

A system of government that is ruled by one person, and what the commander says is law. Usually taken by force.

a)
Oligarchy
b)
Theocracy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Monarchy
9.

A system of government in which a central government shares power with smaller, local governments.

a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Republic
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Federal Government
10.

Is responsible for interpreting the laws.

a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Local Government
11.

Is responsible for creating laws and controls finances.

a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Local Government
12.

A government is not responsible for providing order and stability to a nation, state, or country.

a)
True
b)
False
13.

The word democracy means:

a)
rule of one
b)
rule by few
c)
rule by the people
d)
rule by the wealthy
14.

Example: China – the government is secular and only features one political party.

a)
Communism
b)
Theocracy
c)
Republic
d)
Totalitarian
15.

People do not answer to any leader or government.

a)
Oligarchy
b)
Anarchy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Representative Democracy
16.

What is a government where the new ruler is usually the child of the old ruler?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Anarchy

d)

Theocracy

17.

Example: Saddam Hussein from Iraq in the 1980s-2000s

a)

Supreme Leader

b)

Pope

c)

Dictator

d)

Monarch

18.

Government run by religious leader/leaders; no separation of church and state. 

a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Anarchy
19.

A small group rules the country.

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Democracy

20.

Government where the people have a voice in what happens.

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

21.

A Unicameral legislature is a

a)

A single Congressional chamber

b)

A government

c)

A house

d)

An office

22.

The overall law of a country or state is

a)

A book

b)

A file

c)

A constitution

d)

Debt

23.

The job of the legislative chamber is simply to make

a)

News

b)

Law

c)

Economy

d)

Case

24.

The executive branch of government job is to

a)

Pay teachers

b)

Interpret law

c)

executive government plan

d)

plan war

25.

The judicial branch of government

a)

Make news

b)

Direct military

c)

Manage church

d)

Interpret laws