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- 1. Multiple Choice
In an autocracy, who makes most of the important government decisions?
the courts
the people
an individual leader
an elected legislature
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy?
Kings are always cruel leaders
The people play a role in deciding who rules
All of the power stays in the hands of the local governments
Voters in democratic countries always choose qualified leaders
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which branch of government is responsible for making and carrying out the laws in a parlimentary system of government?
courts
monarch
president
legislature
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the leader of a parliamentary system often called?
king
president
governor
prime minister
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which BEST describes the two predominant forms of a democratic government?
distatorship and republican
presidential and dictatorship
presidential and confederate
parliamentary and presidential
- 6. Multiple Choice
The leader of a parliamentary type of government is called the...
dictator
president
prime minister
prime negotiator
- 7. Multiple Choice
Who chooses the country's leader in a parliamentary form of government?
the monarch
popular vote of the people
decision by the national courts
the party with the most representatives in the legislature
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which BEST describes a head of state in a parliamentary government system?
person who has no role in government
ceremonial figure without much actual power
the most powerful person in the national government
one who can veto or cancel laws passed by the legislature
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which branch of government passes laws in a presidential system of government?
judicial
executive
legislative
bureaucracy
- 10. Multiple Choice
In a presidential system of government, how is a president chosen?
separately from the legislature
by a decision of the national courts
by a majority vote of the legislature
by the political party with the most representatives in the legislature
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the role of the president regarding the laws passed by the legislature?
The president is supposed to enforce the laws
The president can change the laws he does not like
The president sends the laws to the states for approval
Laws passed by the legislature do not have to go to the president for approval
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is confusing about the fact that Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria are called "republics"?
The countries are ruled by kings
The countries do not allow women to vote
The governments of all three countries work in different ways
Only one of the countries has a legislature or representative assembly
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which country has been independent of colonial control for the longest time?
Kenya
Sudan
South Africa
all three are still under colonial control
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which term correctly defines "apartheid"?
rules by a king
a two-house legislature
legal separation of races
ruled by European colonial country
- 15. Multiple Choice
How is the president of South Africa chosen?
He is appointed by the king
He is elected by the National Assembly
He is chosen by the country's religious leader
He is identified by the people in a national election
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which European country once controlled Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria as a colonial power?
Egypt
France
Germany
Great Britain
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is the goal of Boko Haram in Nigeria?
to take control of the oil reserves
to establish Islamic rule
to stop war between Christians and Muslisms
to remove the president
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is the literacy rate in Kenya?
25%
85%
75%
50%
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is the correct definition of a "dowry"?
the gifts wedding guests given to the bride and groom
money paid to the government to get a marriage license
the household goods a bride must give the groom's family
money or gifts given by the groom to the bride's family at marriage
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