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WorksheetsWH OC 3 Political Structures
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
Governments are meant to... (choose 3)
Organize society
Maintain order
Provide public services
Force citizens to do things
A system of beliefs, values, and ideas that shape individuals' understanding of the world and their place.
Public policies
Amendments
Checks and balances
Ideology
Which of the following influences of a government? (multiple answers)
Historical events
Culture
Ideas/Ideologies
Economic development
An ideology that values tradition and limited government involvement in citizens’ lives.
Conservatism
Liberalism
An ideology that values citizens’ voice and right in government.
Conservatism
Liberalism
An ideology that prefers absolute monarchy.
Conservatism
Liberalism
This philosopher believes in people giving up all of their rights to their ruler.
Locke
Hobbes
An ideology that believes in people having a voice in their government.
Conservatism
Liberalism
This philosopher believes in natural or inalieable rights.
Locke
Hobbes
This philosopher believes people should give up their rights for protection by their monarch.
Locke
Hobbes
This philosopher believes the government should protect its citizens and their rights.
Locke
Hobbes
Absolute monarchy.
Autocracy
Democracy
Theocracy
Communism
The head of state is a monarch (Queen/King) and is passed down only through a hereditary (family) bloodline.
Dictatorship
Republic
Democracy
Monarchy
This government follows a Constitution that establishes how the government will be run through checks and balances.
Direct Democracy
Republic
Representative Democracy
Absolute Monarchy
All parts of government are held by one person who holds ultimate authority and citizens cannot participate in the government in any way.
Dictatorship
Theocracy
Constitutional Monarchy
Oligarchy
This government has no private property, everything is shared among all citizens, and decides what is being produced, and social classes do not exist.
Dictatorship
Theocracy
Communism
Oligarchy
This book is by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
The Communist Manifesto
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
English Bill of Rights
This book is about how a worker’s uprising is unavoidable and necessary to liberate workers.
The Communist Manifesto
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
English Bill of Rights
In which government are women's rights dependent on equality based on religious interpretations?
Communism
Absolute Monarchy
Theocracy
Direct Democracy
The government controls the economy and limits economic freedom.
Dictatorship
Republic
Direct Democracy
Constitutional Democracy
The government is a small group of people who hold all the power; their power is taken from nobility, fame, wealth, education, corporate, religious, political, or military control.
Absolute Monarchy
Republic
Oligarchy
Constitutional Democracy
This government legal system is based on religious law, doctrines (text), and leadership.
Dictatorship
Republic
Theocracy
Constitutional Democracy
True or False: A republic has representatives in the government.
True
False
What is an example of checks and balances? (choose 2)
Veto
3 branches of government
The Twelve Tables Laws
Serving for life in the Senate
What are the characteristics of a republic government? (choose 3)
No one is above the law
Citizens have the right to a fair trial
Citizens have representatives they can vote for
Citizens serve for a jury for life
Legal recognition of belonging to a specific nation, state, or country.
Citizenship
Amendment
Constitution
Public Service
Government actions and efforts to address various social, economic, and political challenges.
Citizenship
Amendment
Public Policy
Public Service
System of rules and regulations that are established & enforced by the government and carry penalties.
Citizenship
Laws
Individual Rights
Public Policy
Services which are provided by the government to people.
Citizenship
Laws
Individual Rights
Public Service
Principles and laws that represent the ideals of a state (nation).
Constitution
Laws
Individual Rights
Amendments
