What is a basic way citizens of a democratic nation can influence the government?
obeying laws
buying and consuming goods
working
voting
2. Multiple Choice
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In which system of government does the legislature elect the executive leader of the leader of the government?
presidential democracy
parliamentary democracy
dictatorship
absolute monarchy
3. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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What government has a single ruler?
Autocratic
Oligarchic
Unitary
Democratic
4. Multiple Choice
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What is a monarch?
President
Parliament
King or queen
Congress
5. Multiple Choice
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Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or an oligarchy?
All of the power stays in the hands of the local governments.
Kings are always poor rulers.
The voters get to choose the people who make the laws.
The voters in democratic countries always choose qualified leaders
6. Multiple Choice
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Which branch of government is responsible for making and carrying out the laws in a parliamentary system of government
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
Monarchy
7. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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Which branch of government enforces laws?
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
Supreme Court
8. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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What are the two types of democracy?
Parliamentary and Presidential
Oligarchy
Presidential and Monarchy
Monarchy and Dictatorship
9. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What is the oldest and most common type of government?
Democratic
Oligarchy
Autocratic
10. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Which country has a constitutional monarchy?
United States
Great Britain
Israel
Saudi Arabia
11. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Do the citizens (the average people) participate in the selection of rulers in an autocracy?
Yes
No
Occasionally
12. Multiple Choice
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Which government does the following statement describe? "Leader has not been elected and uses force to control social and economic life of the people."
Presidential Democracy
Parliamentary Democracy
Autocratic dictatorship
Constitutional Monarchy
13. Multiple Choice
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Which person is an example of an autocratic dictator?
Saddam Hussein
Bill Clinton
Bedouin People
Ms. Smith
14. Multiple Choice
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How is power gained in an autocratic absolute monarchy?
Inherited from their family
Voted into office
Won a competition
They're the most qualified
15. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Who selects the executive branch in a Parliamentary Democracy?
The citizens
The President
The legislative branch
The king
16. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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Do the citizens have more participation in a democracy or an autocracy?