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WH OC 3 Political Structures

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Governments are meant to... (choose 3)

a)

Organize society

b)

Maintain order

c)

Provide public services

d)

Force citizens to do things

2.

A system of beliefs, values, and ideas that shape individuals' understanding of the world and their place.

a)

Public policies

b)

Amendments

c)

Checks and balances

d)

Ideology

3.

Which of the following influences of a government? (multiple answers)

a)

Historical events

b)

Culture

c)

Ideas/Ideologies

d)

Economic development

4.

An ideology that values tradition and limited government involvement in citizens’ lives.

a)

Conservatism

b)

Liberalism

5.

An ideology that values citizens’ voice and right in government.

a)

Conservatism

b)

Liberalism

6.

An ideology that prefers absolute monarchy.

a)

Conservatism

b)

Liberalism

7.

This philosopher believes in people giving up all of their rights to their ruler.

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

8.

An ideology that believes in people having a voice in their government.

a)

Conservatism

b)

Liberalism

9.

This philosopher believes in natural or inalieable rights.

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

10.

This philosopher believes people should give up their rights for protection by their monarch.

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

11.

This philosopher believes the government should protect its citizens and their rights.

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

12.

Absolute monarchy.

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Communism

13.

The head of state is a monarch (Queen/King) and is passed down only through a hereditary (family) bloodline.

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Republic

c)

Democracy

d)

Monarchy

14.

This government follows a Constitution that establishes how the government will be run through checks and balances.

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Republic

c)

Representative Democracy

d)

Absolute Monarchy

15.

All parts of government are held by one person who holds ultimate authority and citizens cannot participate in the government in any way.

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Theocracy

c)

Constitutional Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

16.

This government has no private property, everything is shared among all citizens, and decides what is being produced, and social classes do not exist.

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Theocracy

c)

Communism

d)

Oligarchy

17.

This book is by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

a)

The Communist Manifesto

b)

Constitution

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

English Bill of Rights

18.

This book is about how a worker’s uprising is unavoidable and necessary to liberate workers.

a)

The Communist Manifesto

b)

Constitution

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

English Bill of Rights

19.

In which government are women's rights dependent on equality based on religious interpretations?

a)

Communism

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Direct Democracy

20.

 The government controls the economy and limits economic freedom.

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Republic

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Constitutional Democracy

21.

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.

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

Republic

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Constitutional Democracy

22.

This government legal system is based on religious law,  doctrines (text), and leadership.

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Republic

c)

Theocracy

d)

Constitutional Democracy

23.

True or False: A republic has representatives in the government.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What is an example of checks and balances? (choose 2)

a)

Veto

b)

3 branches of government

c)

The Twelve Tables Laws

d)

Serving for life in the Senate

25.

What are the characteristics of a republic government? (choose 3)

a)

No one is above the law

b)

Citizens have the right to a fair trial

c)

Citizens have representatives they can vote for

d)

Citizens serve for a jury for life

26.

Legal recognition of belonging to a specific nation, state, or country.

a)

Citizenship

b)

Amendment

c)

Constitution

d)

Public Service

27.

Government actions and efforts to address various social, economic, and political challenges.

a)

Citizenship

b)

Amendment

c)

Public Policy

d)

Public Service

28.

System of rules and regulations that are established & enforced by the government and carry penalties.

a)

Citizenship

b)

Laws

c)

Individual Rights

d)

Public Policy

29.

Services which are provided by the government to people.

a)

Citizenship

b)

Laws

c)

Individual Rights

d)

Public Service

30.

Principles and laws that represent the ideals of a state (nation).

a)

Constitution

b)

Laws

c)

Individual Rights

d)

Amendments