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- 1. Multiple Choice1. What generalization can be made about the relationship between national wealth and literacy?Literacy is always higher in wealthy countries.Literacy is usually higher in wealthy countries.Countries with oil wealth always have the highest literacy rates.There is no relationship between a country's wealth and its literacy rate.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceIn a unitary system, most of the power is in the hands ofindividual voterskings and advisorslocal governmentscentral governments
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich country is an example of a unitary system?CanadaLebanonSaudi ArabiaUnited States
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a weakness of a confederation system of government?A confederation is too expensiveThey are too large to rule effectivelyA confederation does not share powerThe central gov't has only as much power as local govt's will share
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho makes most of the important decisions in an autocracy?The RulerThe PeopleThe Court SystemThe Elected Legislature
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich Southwest Asian country is an autocracy?IraqIsraelTurkeySaudi Arabia
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWho makes most of the important government decisions in an oligarchy?The kingThe peopleThe legislatureA small group of powerful leaders
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy do voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or oligarchy?Kings are always cruel rulersThe voters get to choose the people who make the laws.All of the power stays in the hands of the local governments.Voters in democratic countries always choose qualified leaders.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich country in SW Asia has a democratic form of government?IranIsraelSaudi ArabiaKuwait
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes the government of Saudi Arabia?OligarchyDemocracyMonarchyDictatorshi
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich branch of government is responsible for making and carrying out laws in a parliamentary system of government?JudicialExecutiveLegislativeThe monarch
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe leader of the parliamentary government is often called theKingPresidentGovernorPrime Minister
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe leader of a parliamentary system is chosen bythe monarch or kinga popular vote by the peoplea decision by the courtsthe political party with the most representatives in the legislature
- 14. Multiple ChoiceIn a presidential system of government, how is the president chosen?by a decision of the national courtsby a majority vote of the legislaturein a separate vote from the one that chooses the legislatureby the political power with the most representatives in the legislature
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the role of the president regarding laws passed by the legislature?The president must enforce the laws.The president can change the laws he does not likeThe president sends the laws to the states for approvalLaws passed by the legislature do not have to go to the president for approval
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe Israeli parliament is called theSenateKnessetCongressConsultative Council
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat role do religious leaders play in the Israeli government?They have some influence in making laws.They are not allowed to run for political office.Religious leaders always control which candidates are electedThey are guaranteed a certain number of representatives in each election
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWho is allowed to vote in the Israeli elections?all citizens 16 years of age and olderall citizens 18 years of age and olderonly men who can prove they are Israeli citizensonly those who were actually born in the State of Israel
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Shariah law?laws made by the king alonelaws based on parliamentary democracylaws based on the teachings of Quranlaws calling for a separation of church and state
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the definition of a theocracy?a government that sees God as the supreme rulera government that allows the people to choose the leadersa system in which religious law and civil law are separates system in which only religious leaders are allowed to vote
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an Ayatollah?A Christian priest that rules Cypresa Shia religious leader that is the supreme leader of Iranthe title of a local governor for Israela leader of a Jewish congregation in Istanbul
- 22. Multiple ChoiceIn a traditional economy, how are economic decisions made?custom and habitgovernment plannersconsumers and the marketcombination of consumers and government planners
- 23. Multiple ChoiceIn a command economy, how are economic decisions made?custom and habitgovernment plannersconsumers and the marketcombination of consumers and government planners
- 24. Multiple ChoiceIn a market economy, who makes the economic decisions?farmerscustom and habitcustom and habitcustom and habit
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWho takes on the financial risk in starting a new business in a market economy?consumersgovernment plannersindividual business peoplecombination of government planners and individual investors
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhy are most modern economies referred to as mixed economies?Poverty is always highest in countries with market economies.Government planners do not know how to handle economic problemsProducts made by traditional economies have no markets in the modern world.Most countries have all aspects of three economic types at work in their economies.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhy do most economies in the world today operate somewhere in between a market economy and a command economy?Most consumers want government control of the economy.Government control makes a market economy more profitable.Government control of some aspects of the economy has never been successful in the modern world.Most economies have found they need a mix of free market and some government control to be successful and protect consumers.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceHow have the Israelis made up for their lack of natural resources?They have put everyone to work and have no unemployment.They have relied primarily on farming to keep their economy going.They have developed strong technology companies in their economy.Israelis have refused to import oil, saving huge amounts of money each year.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat is "economic specialization"?directly swapping goods from one country to another without having to use moneytrying to avoid investing in industry and technology because of the expense involvedproducing all goods and services needed for a country's growth, so that trade with other countries is not neededproducing those goods a country can make most efficiently so they can trade them for goods made by others that cannot be produced locally
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