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Remediation Government Economics Middle East

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

  people vote for the representatives of the political parties they support. They elect a parliamentary legislature which makes and carries out the laws for the countries. ONe VOTE FOR lEGISLATURE.

a)

Parliamentary Democracy

b)

Presential Democracy

c)

Autocracy

d)

Theocracy

2.

   this type of government is led by a king who comes from a family who has ruled the country for several generations.

a)

Presidential Democracy

b)

Parliamentary Democracy

c)

Autocracy

d)

Hereditary Monarchy

3.

    a government in which God is seen as the true leader of the government and the country’s religious leaders serve as the political leaders. They follow Sharia Law.

a)

Parliamentary Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Presidential democracy

4.

    a government system in which the central government holds nearly all the power. Local governments like state or county systems have some power but are under the control of the central government.

a)

Unitary System

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Dictator

5.

   - a government system in which the local governments hold all of the power and the central government depends on the local governments for existence.

a)

Confederation

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Parliamentary Democracy

6.

   a government system in which power is shared among different levels of government.

a)

Theocracy

b)

Federal

c)

Monarchy

d)

Autocratic

7.

Government in which the ruler had absolute power to do whatever he wishes and makes and enforces whatever laws he chooses.

a)

Parliamentary Democracy

b)

Presidential Democracy

c)

Autocratic government

d)

Monarchy

8.

     Government by the few. In this form of government a political party or other small group takes over the government and makes all of the major decisions.

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Parliamentary Democracy

c)

Presidential Democracy

d)

Autocracy

9.

   the people play a large role in this type of government. Decisions are made by majority votes, but there are laws in place to protect the peoples individual rights.

a)

Autocratic Government

b)

Democratic Government

c)

Oligarchic Government

d)

Theocracy

10.

  congressional form of government. The president is the chief executive he is separate from the legislature. The legislature which passes laws is chosen separately from the president. There is a system of checks and balances. Two votes, one for Leader and one for Legislature.

a)

Parliamentary Democracy

b)

Presidential Democracy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Oligarchy

11.

Read the information in the box below to answer question

 

John lives in Zimbabwe. While the leader of Zimbabwe was originally elected, elections have not been held in many years. The military supports the president of Zimbabwe, and helps him keep power.

 

 What type of government does Zimbabwe have?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Presidential Democracy

d)

Parliamentary democracy

12.

Read the information below to answer the next question.

Bentley is part of his country’s government and has served in the legislative branch for four terms. The legislative branch is made up for an upper house and a lower house. After the most recent election, Bentley’s role in the government changed. He is now in charge of enforcing the laws in his country.

 

Which branch of government does Bentley work in?

a)

Judicial

b)

Executive

c)

Bicameral Legislative

d)

Unicameral Legislative

13.

What is the total value of all good and services  produced within a country in a single year?

a)

Capital Goods

b)

Gross Domestic Product

c)

Per capita

d)

Human Capital

14.

Israel has few natural resources so economy is based on 

Responses


a)

High tech equipment, Tech industries, pharmaceuticals 

b)

Natural Gas, pharmaceuticals

c)

oil , Tech industries, pharmaceuticals

d)

High tech equipment, Tech industries, Cattle 

15.

Turkey is more of a __________ economy due to many government controls of the economy.

a)

Command

b)

Mixed

c)

Market

d)

Pure market

16.

    Israel’s parliamentary legislature.

a)

Knesset

b)

Sharia Law

c)

House of commons

d)

Knights of the round table

17.

   The leader in a parliamentary democratic form of government, except South Africa.

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Knesset

c)

President

d)

King

18.

     Leader in a presidential form of democracy.

a)

Knesset

b)

Prime Minister

c)

President

d)

Knights

19.

Laws based on the teaching of the Quran, under Islam.

a)

Knesset

b)

Sharia Law

c)

Monarch

d)

Common Law

20.

Title given to Shia religious leaders who have been recognized for their understanding of religious law. They are also political leaders in Iran’s government. 

a)

Ayatollah

b)

Knesset

c)

King

d)

Sha

21.

What letter represents the country of Israel

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

22.

What letter represents Gaza Strip ?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

23.

Israel's economy is closest to

a)

Mixed

b)

Market

c)

Comand

d)

Mixed Market

24.

Economic system based on supply and demand

a)

Market

b)

Command

c)

Traditional

d)

Mixed

25.

Trade barrier that taxes imported goods

a)

Tariffs

b)

Quotas

c)

Embargo

26.

A ban on trade from a country for political reasons

a)

Tariffs

b)

Quota

c)

Embargo

27.

Education and Job Training

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Human Capital

c)

Capital Goods

d)

Entrepreneur

28.

True or False: A person who starts a business is a natural resource

a)

True

b)

False

29.

A limit on the amount of imported goods from another country

a)

Tariff

b)

Quota

c)

Embargo

30.

When a country produces specific good or service at a lower cost

a)

Taxes

b)

Embargo

c)

Quota

d)

Specialization

31.

True or false: In a command economy, all decisions are made by the government.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

A mix of both command and market economies

a)

Traditional

b)

Tariff

c)

Mixed

d)

Specialization

33.

Natural Resources, Human Capital, Capital Goods, band Entrepreneurship are all PRODUCTIVE RESOURCES

a)

TRUE

b)

false

34.

The name given to the group of Middle Eastern countries who export oil/petroleum

a)

OPEC

b)

CEPO

c)

EPCO

d)

OCEP

35.

A combination of independent countries that want to limit competition for a good/service or to control prices

a)

Quota

b)

Embargo

c)

Cartel

d)

Tariff

36.

Turkey's most valuable resource is

a)

salt

b)

Gold

c)

oil

d)

arable land

37.
  1. In a confederation government system, most of the power is in the hands of the

a)

Individual voters

b)

Local Governments

c)

Central Government

d)

Central and Local government

38.

The leader of a parliamentary system is chosen by

a)

Monarch or King

b)

Popular vote of the people

c)

Decision by courts

d)

The political party with the most representatives in legislature

39.

The leader of Saudi Arabia's government is 

Responses


a)

King

b)

Prime Minister

c)

President

d)

Military dictator

40.

The Government of Turkey is a

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

Presidential Democracy

c)

Dictator

d)

Parliamentary Democracy

41.

 the value of all goods and services produced within a nation in a given year.

a)

Literacy Rate

b)

standard of living

c)

Market Economy

d)

Gross Domestic Product

42.

A tax placed on goods when they are brought into one country from another country.

a)

Trade Barrier

b)

Tariff

c)

Quota

d)

Embargo

43.

a way of limiting the amount of foreign goods that can come into a country.

a)

Tariff

b)

Quota

c)

Embargo

d)

Currency

44.

to have an impact or effect on; influence; alter.

a)

Impact

b)

Define

c)

Money

d)

Trade

45.

What is Scarcity ?

a)

The situation that exist when there is not an unlimited amount of resources. There is VERY LITTLE of a product. 

b)

The situation that exist when there is an abundant amount of a product.

c)

Products that exist only in a  Traditional  economy.

d)

Voluntary exchange of goods. 

46.

Having to do with ones, own home or your country.

a)

Domestic

b)

Park Street

c)

Scarcity

d)

Global Defense