Have an account?
Skip to Content
Build your own quiz
20 questions
Show Answers
See Preview
- 1. Multiple Choice
What do an absolute monarchy, dictatorship, and oligarchy have in common?
The head of state is chosen by Parliament.
Their citizens decide public issues for themselves.
Political power is exercised by representative elected by the people.
A single individual or small group exercises control over government.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which type of government selects its executive leadership from the majority party in the legislature?
Unitary
Federal
Confederal
Parliamentary
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Venn diagram above compares two forms of monarchy. Which might be considered an advantage of the type of monarchy shown on the right (absolute monarchy)?
It can negotiate peace treaties.
It can act more quickly in a crisis.
It provides stronger guarantees of individual rights.
Its representatives can meet with foreign dignitaries.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which statement is true of a federal but not of a unitary system of government?
Its local governments are extensions of the central government.
Its local governments cannot be abolished by the central government.
Its central government usually appoints the leaders of local governments.
Is central government delegates responsibilities to local governments to carry out.
- 5. Multiple Choice
The table compares the parliamentary and presidential forms of government. Which statement completes the table? (The Prime Minister is the head of the executive branch under a parliamentary system).
The Prime Minister is chosen by the monarch.
The Prime Minister is chosen by the President.
The Prime Minister is directly elected by voters.
The Prime Minister is chosen by a majority party of Parliament.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Based on the table, in which country is power held by a single person or small group?
Syria
India
South Korea
Mexico
- 7. Multiple Choice
Based on the table, how are the governments of Syria, Mexico, and Brazil similar?
All three governments are party dictatorships.
All three governments are ruled by popular representatives.
All three governments have separate executive and legislative branches.
All three central governments have complete power over local government.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why did the authors of the Constitution create a federal system of government rather than a unitary system?
They wanted to limit the role of the people in government.
They did not trust the state governments.
They had seen how inefficient a weak central government was under the Articles of Confederation.
They feared a central government that was too powerful.
- 9. Multiple Choice
The diagram represents three types of government. Which list correctly identifies the three types of governments in the diagram?
Unitary; 2. Federal; 3. Confederal
Federal; 2. Presidential; 3. Unitary
Monarchical; 2. Parliamentary; 3. Communist
Communist; 2. Democratic; 3. Monarchical
- 10. Multiple Choice
The statements below describe a speaker’s system of government.
"The head of our government is a king. Our king inherited his authority from his father.
Under which form of government does this speaker live?
Monarchy
Democracy
Socialism
Oligarchy
- 11. Multiple Choice
The statements below describe a speaker’s system of government.
"We elect legislators to make important government decisions for us. If we don’t agree with the decisions they make, we can vote them out of office at the next election."
Under which form of government does this speaker live?
Autocracy
Direct democracy
Absolute monarchy
Representative democracy
- 12. Multiple Choice
The statement below describes a form of government.
"In ? , people elect government officials to make decisions for them."
Which phrase completes the statement?
An oligarchy
A direct democracy
An absolute monarchy
A representative democracy
- 13. Multiple Choice
The chart describes the characteristics of three forms of government.
Which sentence completes the chart?
Religious leaders use their authority to run the government.
Elected representatives make key decisions for the community.
Government officials dictate to ordinary citizens what they must do.
Citizens make decisions for the community by voting on important issues themselves.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which type of government is based on the rule of a few over everyone else?
Socialism
Autocracy
Oligarchy
Direct democracy
- 15. Multiple Choice
The passage below describes the country of Saudi Arabia.
"Saudi Arabia is ruled by a king, who rules in accordance with Islamic law. The king inherits his power. He appoints a crown prince to assist him in his duties. He also appoints a council of ministers. There are no political parties or national elections in Saudi Arabia."
Based on the passage, which type of government does Saudi Arabia have?
Socialism
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
- 16. Multiple Choice
The passage below describes characteristics of the government and economy of China.
"In China, members of a single political party make up the government. This party states its main goal is to make life in China better for both peasants and workers. Party members choose the Politburo, a small group of party leaders who make all major political decisions.
China’s government once prohibited free enterprise, but now they welcome it to promote economic prosperity. At the same time, the Chinese government still owns a large share of many businesses."
Based on the passage, which type of government does China have?
Monarchy
Communist
Direct democracy
Representative democracy
- 17. Multiple Choice
The chart compares two forms of government.
Which statement completes the chart?
A single individual holds supreme political power.
Power is shared between the national and local governments.
Legislative and executive powers are divided into separate branches.
The leader of the largest party in the legislature also serves as the chief executive.
- 18. Multiple Choice
The passage below describes a system of government.
"In the _____?______ system of government, the leader of the largest political party in the legislature also acts as the chief executive of the government. There is no separation of powers."
Which word completes the passage?
Fedral
Unitary
Parlimentary
Presidential
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is the unitary form of government?
A system of government in which independent nations are loosely associated.
A system of government in which power is shared between the central government and state governments.
A system of government in which legislative and executive powers are held by a single individual or small group
A system of government in which the central government has created agencies of local government but can change or abolish them at any time.
- 20. Multiple Choice
In Mexico, power is shared between the national government, 31 state governments, and Mexico City. Which type of government system does Mexico have?
Unitary
Federal
Confederal
Parlimentary
- Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags