WorksheetsBell 9/18
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Maya, Luna, and Avery are learning about different types of governments in class. Which of the following best describes a representative government?
A government where citizens vote directly on all laws
A government where citizens elect officials to make decisions on their behalf
A government ruled by a single leader with absolute power
A government where only the wealthy can vote
Imagine Oliver, Benjamin, and Abigail are learning about different types of governments in class. Which of the following is an example of a representative government?
Ancient Athens' direct democracy
The United States Congress
A monarchy where the king makes all decisions
A military dictatorship
Abigail, Ethan, and Aria are learning about representative government in class. Which of the following is NOT a feature of representative government?
Citizens elect leaders
Leaders make decisions for the people
All citizens vote on every law directly
Regular elections are held
Abigail, Noah, and Avery are learning about different types of governments in class. Which of the following is a non-example of representative government?
A parliamentary democracy
A dictatorship
A republic
A constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament
Imagine Elijah, David, and Aiden are voting in their school's student council election. Why is having regular elections an important part of a representative government?
It allows leaders to stay in power forever
It gives citizens a chance to choose or change their representatives
It prevents citizens from participating in government
It ensures only one party can win
Imagine Priya, Abigail, and Michael are deciding how to run their class. How does a representative government work differently from a direct democracy?
In representative government, citizens vote on every law
In representative government, citizens elect officials to make decisions for them
In direct democracy, only officials can vote
In direct democracy, leaders are chosen by birth
Abigail, Elijah, and Aiden are learning about different types of government in class. Which scenario below is NOT an example of representative government?
Citizens elect a president and members of parliament
A king makes all laws without input from the people
People vote for their local mayor
Representatives debate and pass laws in a legislature
Imagine Samuel and Evelyn are excited to vote in their country's election, but they discover that only one political party is allowed to run. Do you think this is a representative government? Why or why not?
Yes, because elections are held
No, because citizens do not have a real choice in who represents them
Yes, because leaders are chosen by the people
No, because the government is a monarchy
Olivia and Isla are debating what makes a government truly representative. Olivia says a country claims to be a representative government, but its leaders are never elected by the people and can't be removed from office. Isla is suspicious! What clue shows this country isn't really a representative government?
Leaders are chosen by birth or force, not by election
Citizens have the right to vote in free elections
There are multiple political parties
Laws are debated in a parliament
Imagine Aiden, Harper, and Samuel live in a country where they get to vote for their leaders. But after the election, those leaders never listen to what Aiden, Harper, or Samuel care about. Do you think this is a real representative government? Why or why not?
Yes, because elections are held
No, because representatives must act in the interests of the people to truly represent them
Yes, because representatives have all the power
No, because only direct democracy is real representation
