WorksheetsC2 L5 - Test REVIEW
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following is the oldest form of
government still in use today?
dictatorship
anarchy
democracy
monarchy
A New England town meeting is an example of
a...
direct democracy
oligarchy
authoritarianism
representative democracy
Nazism is a form of fascism built on the idea of
religious tolerance and global cooperation
economic equality and social justice
cultural diversity and multiculturalism
racial superiority and extreme nationalism
Socialism began as an attempt to correct which
disadvantage of capitalism?
inequality and exploitation
inefficiency and bureaucracy
excessive government control
lack of innovation and progress
Which of these is a common feature of market
economies?
Government control of resources and means of production
Equal distribution of resources and means of production
production of high-quality goods and services
Private ownership of resources and means of production
In a command economy, who decides how much to
produce?
government or central authority
individual consumers
private businesses
international organizations
Which of these factors most distinguishes dictators
from monarchs?
Length of rule
Source of authority
Style of governance
Method of acquiring power
In a parliamentary democracy, who chooses the
prime minister?
cabinet
the legislative branch
the judiciary branch
the executive branch
Which kind of country is most likely to have a
federal system of government?
A country with a small geographic area and homogeneous population.
A country with a unitary system of government.
A country with a strong central government and weak regional governments.
A country with a large geographic area and diverse population.
The Salem Witch trials are an example of...
Cultural assimilation
Psychological manipulation
Political corruption
Religious persecution
Mass hysteria and moral panic
Match the following
system of government in which a single person or group exercises supreme power by controlling the military and police
Dictatorship
system of government in which a single ruler exercises supreme power based on hereditary or divine right.
Monarchy
a sovereign state in which only one political party has the right to form the government, usually based on the existing constitution.
Single Party State
system of government in which citizens exercise supreme power
Direct Democracy
nation in which supreme power rests with the citizens and is exercised by their elected representatives
Representative Democracy
Based on this map, which form of government is most common in Latin
America?
communism
dictatorship
monarchy
presidential democracy
parliamentary democracy
Which form of government has developed in most countries of Central and
Western Europe?
presidential
communism
dictatorship
monarchy
parliamentary democracy
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?
single state system
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Presidential democracy
Parliamentary democracy
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.
