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C2 L5 - Test REVIEW

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the oldest form of

government still in use today?

a)

dictatorship

b)

anarchy

c)

democracy

d)

monarchy

2.

A New England town meeting is an example of

a...

a)

direct democracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

authoritarianism

d)

representative democracy

3.

Nazism is a form of fascism built on the idea of

a)

religious tolerance and global cooperation

b)

economic equality and social justice

c)

cultural diversity and multiculturalism

d)

racial superiority and extreme nationalism

4.

Socialism began as an attempt to correct which

disadvantage of capitalism?

a)

inequality and exploitation

b)

inefficiency and bureaucracy

c)

excessive government control

d)

lack of innovation and progress

5.

Which of these is a common feature of market

economies?

a)

Government control of resources and means of production

b)

Equal distribution of resources and means of production

c)

production of high-quality goods and services

d)

Private ownership of resources and means of production

6.

In a command economy, who decides how much to

produce?

a)

government or central authority

b)

individual consumers

c)

private businesses

d)

international organizations

7.

Which of these factors most distinguishes dictators

from monarchs?

a)

Length of rule

b)

Source of authority

c)

Style of governance

d)

Method of acquiring power

8.

In a parliamentary democracy, who chooses the

prime minister?

a)

cabinet

b)

the legislative branch

c)

the judiciary branch

d)

the executive branch

9.

Which kind of country is most likely to have a

federal system of government?

a)

A country with a small geographic area and homogeneous population.

b)

A country with a unitary system of government.

c)

A country with a strong central government and weak regional governments.

d)

A country with a large geographic area and diverse population.

10.

The Salem Witch trials are an example of...

a)

Cultural assimilation

b)

Psychological manipulation

c)

Political corruption

d)

Religious persecution

e)

Mass hysteria and moral panic

11.

Match the following

a)

system of government in which a single person or group exercises supreme power by controlling the military and police

1.

Dictatorship

b)

system of government in which a single ruler exercises supreme power based on hereditary or divine right.

2.

Monarchy

c)

a sovereign state in which only one political party has the right to form the government, usually based on the existing constitution.

3.

Single Party State

d)

system of government in which citizens exercise supreme power

4.

Direct Democracy

e)

nation in which supreme power rests with the citizens and is exercised by their elected representatives

5.

Representative Democracy

12.

Based on this map, which form of government is most common in Latin

America?

a)

communism

b)

dictatorship

c)

monarchy

d)

presidential democracy

e)

parliamentary democracy

13.

Which form of government has developed in most countries of Central and

Western Europe?

a)

presidential

b)

communism

c)

dictatorship

d)

monarchy

e)

parliamentary democracy

14.

Bangladesh, Canada, and New Zealand were all formerly colonies of Great

Britain. What can you infer about how this aspect of their history influenced

the form of government they chose on gaining their independence?

a)

single state system

b)

Monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Presidential democracy

e)

Parliamentary democracy

15.

In 1991, the Soviet Union, long a repressive single-party state, collapsed.

Fifteen new nation-states, including Russia, emerged out of the old Soviet

empire. Eleven of the 15 chose presidential democracy as their new form of

government. Identify three factors that may have influenced their decision

to choose this form of government over a dictatorship, single-party, or

parliamentary democracy form.

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