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Politics Unit Review
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Review game over the main types of government systems
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1
In Ancient Egypt, a dynasty was?
A brutish warrior who protected the king
A well-respected ruler
A line of rulers from one family
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Which would have a leader that is a member of the clergy and laws that are religious based?
Theocracy
Dictatorship
Absolute monarchy
Direct democracy
3
Select the two main purposes for the creation of government
Protection
Provide Services
Punish criminals
Collect taxes
4
What type of Government did Ancient Greece have?
Monarchy
Free
Republican
Democracy
5
What type of government elects its leaders?
Theocracy
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Democracy
6
What type of government did the Romans have during the Republic period?
Monarchy
Democracy
Dictatorship
7
The organization set up to protect the community and enforce its laws is....
Government
Economic System
Legislative Branch
Political Party
8
Sparta was which form of government?
Theocracy
Democracy
Dictatorship
Oligarchy
9
In which government system is power passed down the family tree and rulers are all powerful
Constitutional Monarchy
Absolute Monarchy
Dictatorship
Theocracy
10
In which type of government system is the leader's power seen as being given by God?
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Democracy
Theocracy
11
A signed agreement between countries is....
Treaty
Alliance
Conflict
Diplomacy
12
Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 main powers of any government?
Executive Power
Economic Power
Judicial Power
Legislative Power
13
Which of the following would NOT be a major characteristic of a dictatorship?
Citizens can speak out against the ruler
Terror tactics to control its citizens
Censorship of opponents
Government controls all aspects of life
14
How are absolute monarchy and dictatorship similar?
Both leaders come to power through elections
Both seek to expand the power of labor unions
Both seek to establish a classless society
Both usually deny individual rights
15
What ancient civilization gave us the idea of a representative government?
China
Greece
Mali
Rome
16
In which type of government system do the leaders usually gain power by force?
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Democracy
Theocracy
17
What government system has a ruler who inherits power, but they do not have complete power
Direct Democracy
Absolute Monarchy
Representative Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy
18
A country that has elected legislatures making the laws is called a.....
Direct Democracy
Absolute Monarchy
Representative Democracy
Theocracy
19
What type of leader was the pharaoh?
Democratic leader
Absolute monarch (autocrat)
Communist leader
20
In which
two
of the following gov. systems are leaders bound to follow a written constitution?
Theocracy
Representative democracy
Constitutional monarchy
Absolute monarchy
21
The Romans invented this type of government
monarchy
republic
theocracy
empire
22
What is an essential characteristic of a democracy?
Government leaders can do anything they wish
Everyone pays the same amount in taxes
Citizen have a voice (say) in electing their leader
Judges can run for election or be appointed
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In which type of political system do the leader(s) inherit power?
Democracy
Monarchy
Theocracy
Dictatorship
