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Legal Studies - Government (Term 2)

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What system of government does Aotearoa New Zealand use?

a)

Parliamentary Representative Democracy with Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Unitary One-Party Socialist Republic

d)

Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic and a Liberal Representative Democracy

2.

What system of government does China use?

a)

Parliamentary Representative Democracy with Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Unitary One-Party Socialist Republic

d)

Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic and a Liberal Representative Democracy

3.

What system of government does the United Kingdom use?

a)

Parliamentary Representative Democracy with Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Unitary One-Party Socialist Republic

d)

Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic and a Liberal Representative Democracy

4.

What system of government does the United States use?

a)

Parliamentary Representative Democracy with Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Unitary One-Party Socialist Republic

d)

Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic and a Liberal Representative Democracy

5.

Who is the legal offical head of state of Aotearoa New Zealand?

a)

The Prime Minister

b)

The Governor General

c)

King Charles III

d)

The head of the ruling party

6.

Who is the ceremonial head of state of Aotearoa New Zealand?

a)

The Prime Minister

b)

The Governor General

c)

King Charles III

d)

The head of the ruling party

7.

What is the Legislative branch of American government used for?

a)

Decides of laws are constitutional, can over rule judgements made by other judges

b)

Signs laws, vetos laws, pardons people, appoints federal judges

c)

Makes Laws, Approves presidential appointments

8.

What is the Executive branch of American government used for?

a)

Decides of laws are constitutional, can over rule judgements made by other judges

b)

Signs laws, vetos laws, pardons people, appoints federal judges

c)

Makes Laws, Approves presidential appointments

9.

What is the Judicial branch of American government used for?

a)

Decides of laws are constitutional, can over rule judgements made by other judges

b)

Signs laws, vetos laws, pardons people, appoints federal judges

c)

Makes Laws, Approves presidential appointments

10.

What is an MP?

a)

Someone who works for the prime minister

b)

An offical that oversees part of the government

c)

A person who represents you in government

d)

A person who is chosen by the prime minister

11.

What does MP stand for?

(a)  

12.

What is MMP?

a)

A system where there is no consideration for the total number of votes cast for a party or candidate across all constituencies, only the candidate who wins the most votes in each individual constituency is elected.

b)

A system where voters have two votes: one for an electorate MP and one for a political party. The electorate vote is used to elect MPs to represent specific geographic areas, while the party vote is used to determine the proportion of seats each political party receives in Parliament.

13.

What is FPTP?

a)

A system where there is no consideration for the total number of votes cast for a party or candidate across all constituencies, only the candidate who wins the most votes in each individual constituency is elected.

b)

A system where voters have two votes: one for an electorate MP and one for a political party. The electorate vote is used to elect MPs to represent specific geographic areas, while the party vote is used to determine the proportion of seats each political party receives in Parliament.

14.

What is the population of New Zealand?

a)

331 Million

b)

1.4 Billion

c)

5 Million

d)

67.3 Million

15.

What is the population of China?

a)

331 Million

b)

1.4 Billion

c)

5 Million

d)

67.3 Million

16.

What is the population of the United Kingdom?

a)

331 Million

b)

1.4 Billion

c)

5 Million

d)

67.3 Million

17.

What is the population of the United States?

a)

331 Million

b)

1.4 Billion

c)

5 Million

d)

67.3 Million

18.

How many MPs does Aotearoa New Zealand have?

a)

110

b)

115

c)

120

d)

125