Government Review

Question # 1: What is the name given for a government that is ruled by a king or queen? Theocracy Democracy Monarchy Autocracy

Question # 2: What is the name of Japan’s legislative branch? National Congress Diet Knesset People’s Party

Question # 3: What word is used to refer to the right to vote? Suffrage Civil Rights Apartheid Barter

What are the three roles a citizen can play in government? Question # 4: What are the three roles a citizen can play in government? Unitary, Confederation, & Federal Oligarchic, Autocratic, & Democratic Theocratic, Autocratic, & Democratic Executive, Judicial, & Legislative

Question # 5: What type of government does India have? Republic Communist Monarchy Theocracy

Question # 6: The leader of a parliamentary system is often called the _________________? Prime Minister President King Dictator

Question # 7: In which type of government system does most of the power reside with the local governments? Federal Democratic Unitary Confederation

Question # 8: Which of the following countries is known as having a theocracy? Iraq Iran Israel Saudi Arabia

Question # 9: Which of the following countries is known as having a monarchy? Iraq Iran Israel Saudi Arabia

Question # 10: Which country is the world’s largest democracy? China United States Japan India

Question # 11: How is the leader of a parliamentary system chosen? By the monarch or king A popular vote of the people A decision by the national courts By the dominate political party in the legislative branch

Question # 12: Which branch of government is responsible for the making and passing of laws? Executive Legislative Judicial Republic

Question # 13: What name is given to the Shia religious leaders of Iran? Shariah Premier Emperor Ayatollah

Question # 14: Who is allowed to vote in Israel? All citizens 18 or older All citizens 21 or older Male Citizens 18 or older Native-born male citizens 21 or older

Question # 15: What name is given for the Israeli Parliament? National Congress Diet Knesset People’s Party

Question # 16: What tends to be the biggest difference between a president and prime minister? A President is chosen separately from the legislature, while the Prime Minister is not A President serves for a set period of time while a Primer Minister never does A President can help pass laws while a Prime Minister does not A President rules with the guidance of a Cabinet while the Prime Minister does not

Who makes the important government decisions in an oligarchy? Question # 17: Who makes the important government decisions in an oligarchy? The people A dictator The legislative branch A small group of powerful leaders

Question # 18: Why do individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or an oligarchy? Kings are always evil All the power stays in the hands of the local governments The voters get to elect the individuals that make the laws Voters in democratic countries always choose qualified leaders

Question # 19: Prior to 1994, it could be argued that South Africa had an _____________ system since the minority whites controlled the government? Autocratic Democratic Oligarchic Theocratic

Question # 20: Despite calling themselves Republics which of the following two countries would Americans not consider to be Republics? India & Israel India & China China & South Africa China & Sudan