WorksheetsForms of Government and Enlightenment Influence
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is a form of government with a single ruler from a royal family?
Democracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Theocracy
Which of the following is a form of government in which a priest rules in the name of God or a god?
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Autocracy
Theocracy
Which of the following is a form of government in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected leader?
Democracy
Dictatorship
Oligarchy
Republic
Which of the following is a system of government by one person with absolute power, examples include a dictatorship?
Autocracy
Democracy
Dictatorship
Theocracy
Which of the following is a system of government by the whole population or all eligible members of the state?
Democracy
Dictatorship
Republic
Theocracy
Which of the following form of government is a form of government with a small group of people having control of the country?
Democracy
Oligarchy
Theocracy
Republic
All of the following are examples of direct democracy except:
New England town holding a town meeting
Colonists electing representatives to act and vote in their favor
In Switzerland, citizens vote to require the national legislature to consider amendments to the Swiss Constitution
Citizens at the state level are able to recall elected officials.
Identify which of the following factors most distinguishes a monarch from a dictator.
Their acquisition and retaining of power
Their regards towards their citizens' rights
Their economic decisions
Their process in choosing advisors
Determine which is a characteristic of the American system of government.
Constitutional monarchy
Tyranny
Representative Democracy
Direct Democracy
Identify the primary quality of a dictatorship.
People are allowed to vote for more than one candidate.
Branches of government have equal and balanced power.
Leaders make decisions without consent of the people.
Legislatures make decisions with input from the citizens.
Use these statements to answer the question below. - The society and its leaders believe they have a divine right - The divine mandate is interpreted in specific political contexts - Civil rights and code of conduct are determined by religious texts - Individual goals and priorities are to the religion The traits listed above reflect which type of government?
Democracy
Oligarchy
Totalitarian
Theocracy
In a "____________________," the head of the state remains the same even if the government changes, and that provides stability which is rarely associated with representative democracy. However, the "leader" must remain politically neutral, doesn't have the power to pass legislation, and acts on the advice of elected ministers. The power of a monarch in modern times is mostly ceremonial. As they say, the Queen reigns, but she does not rule. Which type of government is explained in the quote above?
Dictatorship
Constitutional monarchy
Theocracy
Democracy
Determine how a constitutional monarchy differs from absolute monarchs in their ability to use power.
The power of absolute monarchs is unlimited
The power of absolute monarchs is maintained through periodic elections
The power of absolute monarchs is limited by the basic laws of the land
The power of absolute monarch is dependent on support from their political power
Determine which of the following quotes does not reflect a democracy?
“In this pirate realm of society, citizens can explore the possibilities of freedom and the responsibilities of self-government– unpressured by the potentially heavy hand of the state.”
“In such a society, the majority rules, and the rights of minorities are protected by law and through the institutionalization of law.”
“The Senate and House compromised and passed a revised version of the bill.”
“The country should adopt Christianity as the official religion.”
The photograph above best represents which type of government?
Democracy
Dictatorship
Theocracy
Monarchy
Which of the Enlightenment thinker was considered an outlier, and believed that human beings were naturally cruel, selfish, and greedy. He said that the government was intended to protect people from their own selfishness.
Cesare Beccaria
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Voltaire
Locke wrote that all individuals are equal in the sense that they are born with certain "inalienable" natural rights. That is, rights that are God-given and can never be taken or even given away. Among these fundamental natural rights, Locke said, are "life, liberty, and property." John Locke heavily inspired Thomas Jefferson in the writing of the Declaration of Independence but he altered this quote to say what?
Life, Liberty, and the rights of man
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of war
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Life, Liberty, and the faith of the constitution
What did the Enlightenment thinkers NOT question?
The traditional authority of the monarch to rule
The idea of divine right
The concept of the government forcing religion upon all citizens
The value of science to explain why things are the way they are
Montesquieu argued the government should be broken into different sections and that each should have some power to control the others. He wanted the government to split into three branches. His contribution led the framers of the U.S. Constitution to implement...
A system of federalism
A democratic/republican party system
A checks and balances/separation system
A one-party system
Beccaria believed people who were accused of a crime should have rights. His work led the framers of the U.S. Constitution to implement...
An amendment that promises a speedy and fair trial by jury.
An amendment to prevent the quartering of troops
An amendment to protect religious freedoms
The separation of the judicial branch and the legislative branch
