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WorksheetsBasic Government Study Guide
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What is generally the title for a Parliamentary Democracy's leader?
a)
Dictator
b)
President
c)
Prime Minister
d)
Captain
2.
2. Which type of government has absolute control, people have no rights, and the government can forbid actions by people
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Autocracy
c)
Constitutional Monarchy
d)
Parliamentary Democracy
3.
3. The type of Democracy where the leader answers to the Legislative branch. (comes from the legislative branch)
a)
Parliamentary Democracy
b)
Presidential Democracy
4.
4. Which type of government is defined by the saying "rule of all" or "all for the people"?
a)
Autocracy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Monarchy
d)
Democracy
5.
5. Which form of democracy has separation of powers?
a)
Presidential Democracy
b)
Parliamentary Democracy
6.
6. Read the following scenario and decide which form of government that is being described. "Fidel Castro took power as a dictator over Cuba and made it communist in 1959. Under the new government, only one political party controlled everything with one person making all the decisions (Castro). Very few rights are given to citizens and they are likely to be jailed if they speak out against the government."
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Parliamentary Democracy
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Absolute Monarchy
7.
7. In a democracy, what basic way can citizens influence the government?
a)
by protesting any rules and laws they do not like
b)
by voting in elections
c)
citizens cannot influence their government in a democracy
d)
by speaking out about injustice
8.
8. A king or monarch that has absolute power is in which form of autocracy?
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Constitutional Monarchy
d)
Absolute Monarchy
9.
9. In this form of government, a small group has control over the decisions made in the government. Most citizens are not allowed to participate. This form of government can also be found on One-Party Systems.
a)
Autocracy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Totalitarian
10.
10. Democracy is broken down into two forms. Select the two forms below.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Parliamentary
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Presidential
11.
11. Autocracy is broken down into two forms. Select the two forms below.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Parliamentary
c)
Dictarorship
d)
Presidential
12.
12. In which type of government do citizen choose their leader directly?
a)
Presidential Democracy
b)
Parliamentary Democracy
c)
Dictarorship
13.
13. In Parliamentary and Presidential Democracies, the three branches of government are?
a)
Executive
b)
Representative
c)
Judicial
d)
Legislative
e)
Direct
14.
14. In an autocratic (dictatorship) government, freedom of speech is usually ______________?
a)
protected by the government as a civil right
b)
guaranteed in the government's constitution
c)
censored and controlled by the government
d)
regulated only when it presents a clear and present danger
15.
15. In a Presidential Democracy, the Head of Government (chief executive) is called the?
a)
President
b)
Dictator
c)
Prime Minister
d)
Queen/King
16.
16. Which version of democracy does the U.S. have?
a)
Parliamentary
b)
Presidential
17.
17. What is the role of the citizen in an autocracy?
a)
citizens have little to no role in the government.
b)
citizens have all the power in the government.
18.
18. A form of government where a small group of wealthy people run a country is an...
a)
Tyranny
b)
Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Dictatorship
19.
19. The central government has more power than the state government. Ex: Cuba
a)
Confederation
b)
Unitary
c)
Federal
20.
20. The state government has more power than the central government. This form can also be an alliance such as NAFTA. Ex: Confederate States during the civil war
a)
Unitary
b)
Federal
c)
Confederation
21.
21. The state government has more power than the central government. This form can also be an alliance such as NAFTA. Ex: Confederate States during the civil war
a)
Unitary
b)
Federal
c)
Confederation
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