WorksheetsMLL - Forms Of Government/ Political Systems
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
This man is protesting against an authoritarian form of government that
a)
is controlled by one military dictator.
b)
elects a president.
c)
is controlled by a small group of people with a financial advantage over the rest of the population.
d)
is controlled by an absolute monarch who inherited the right to absolute rule from his father, the previous king.
2.
When meeting with leaders of other countries, a president is fulfilling his responsibility as
a)
Head of House
b)
Head Executive
c)
Head of Country
d)
Head of State
3.
The political leader of a parliamentary government is often called the
a)
president.
b)
first counselor.
c)
prime minister.
d)
adjunct general.
4.
In a parliamentary government, the legislators elect the prime minister. But who chooses the legislators?
a)
The citizens elect the legislators who then elect the prime minister.
b)
The king or queen appoints the prime minister.
c)
The Supreme Court makes the decision to appoint the legislators.
d)
The legislators are all of the rich business owners from surrounding nations.
5.
All of these political leaders are famous for being
a)
Presidents
b)
Monarchs
c)
Kind and patient
d)
Dictators
6.
This symbol represents ______________________, an economic system that lets the government totally control the economy.
a)
Autocracy
b)
Communism
c)
Monarchy
d)
Parliament
7.
This image shows a group of men being controlled by
a)
kind and gentle leadership.
b)
intimidation.
c)
parliament.
d)
the electoral college.
8.
Which is NOT an authoritarian form of government?
a)
presidential
b)
absolute monarchy
c)
oligarchy
d)
totaltarian
9.
The Articles of CONFEDERATION gave a lot of power to the individual _____________________ but had a less vigorous centralized (federal) government.
a)
Presidents
b)
Legislators
c)
States
d)
Citizens
10.
A Republic is a form of government in which the citizens elect ________________________ who share their own political ideas
a)
representatives
b)
oligarchs
c)
monarchs
d)
prime ministers
11.
This image is a representation of
a)
effective community sanitation workers
b)
oligarchy.
c)
a presidential government.
d)
monarchy.
12.
Under the Articles of Confederation, which of these was the only thing that DID exist in the USA?
a)
taxation or unified money system
b)
president or executive branch
c)
rights for states and their citizens
d)
national armed forces
13.
In the United States, what type of government do we have?
a)
representative democracy
b)
direct democracy
c)
constitutional monarchy
d)
representative communism
14.
How is the next leader chosen in a monarchy?
a)
It's the youngest son or daugther of the current monarch.
b)
It's the third cousin of the current monarch.
c)
It's the father of the current monarch.
d)
It's the eldest son or daughter of trhe current monarch
15.
A _________________________ government shares power between the states and centralized government. We have this in the USA.
a)
federal
b)
authoritarian
c)
monarchy
d)
unitary
16.
Presidential powers include the veto this means that the president can refuse to _________________ a law he doesn't like.
a)
approve
b)
read
c)
speak about
d)
obey
17.
Which form of government is most likely to have a peaceful transition of power from one leader to the next?
a)
oligarchy
b)
dictatorship
c)
totalitarian
d)
presidential
18.
What type of government is shown by this icon?
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Democracy
c)
Totaltarian
d)
Theocracy
19.
For direct democracy, as existed in ancient Greece, the primary problem was :
a)
Important decisions too way to long because every single citizen needed to vote in person.
b)
Important decisions were all made by 9 Supreme Court justices.
c)
The king had total power.
d)
It was an authoritative ologarchy.
20.
This image represents
a)
a presidential government.
b)
a parliamentary government.
c)
a constitutional monarchy
d)
a military dictatorship.
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