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9thgrade
Characteristics of Political Systems
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA government ruled by a small group of powerful people is called --republicoligarchytheocracydemocracy
- 2. Multiple ChoiceA system that creates and enforces laws, makes decisions and maintains control.governmentanarchy
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA government controlled by one person, who usually takes power by force rather than inheriting it.republicoligarchymonarchydictatorship
- 4. Multiple ChoiceA system of government in which religious leaders rule a country in the name of god or believe they are a god.autocracyoligarhydemocracytheocracy
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about laws for all the peoplemonarchydirect democracyrepublicoligarchy
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAll voters in a community meet in one place to make laws and decide what actions to take.monarchyrepublicdirect democracytheocracy
- 7. Multiple ChoiceMeans that laws are fair, they are enforced, and no one is above the law.rule of lawseparation of powerconsent of the governednatural rights
- 8. Multiple Choicethere are 3 branches of government; the legislative, the executive and the judicialrule of lawconsent of the governedseparation of powerconstitution
- 9. Multiple ChoiceMesopotamia, China, and Egypt all had ____ governments.democraticrepublicanmonarchicaltheocratic
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe Greek city-state of Athens developed direct democracy. Which other classical civilization practiced some form of democracy?PersiaChinaRomeEgypt
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIn which civilization was the ruling family called a dynasty?MesopotamiaChinaEgyptIndia
- 12. Multiple ChoiceMany Greek city-states were oligarchies. This means that --citizens voted for representatives.citizens voted directly on laws.a small group of people made decisions for the good of the people.a ruling family made decisions for the good of the people.
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