1. Government
Review

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

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

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

5. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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

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

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

15. 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

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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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