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Ancient Greece, Government Review
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1
The military is paid by ____________________________ money.
your allowance
tax
lottery
none of the above
2
The money people are paid when they work is called ______________.
wages
tax
price
barter
3
Which arrow points to the country of Italy?
X
Z
Y
4
What branch makes the laws the President signs?
Judicial
Executive
Mayor
Legislative
5
What is one of the mayor’s duties?
appointing the governor
carrying out a budget
checking parking meters
defending law breakers
6
What kind of currency (money) does the U.S. use?
marks
dollars
euros
pesos
7
In the United States, the President belongs to which branch of government?
judicial
international
legislative
executive
8
Local governments are important because they make decisions for the __________________.
nation
world
state
community
9
In the United States, how are government leaders such as mayors, governors, & senators chosen?
picked by business leaders
elected by citizens
appointed by the Supreme Court
selected by state legislators
10
We have representative government. What is the role of citizens in a representative government?
participate directly in all government decisions
elect government officials who make decisions for them.
have no say in government decisions
elect federal judges who then appoint government leaders
11
The head of the state government is called the ________________?
mayor
governor
commissioner
senator
12
What are the two hemispheres that the Equator divides the earth into?
east and west
north and south
northwest by northeast
southeast by southwest
13
If people didn’t pay taxes, we wouldn’t have public _________________________
libraries
schools
roads
all of the above
14
In a Democratic country, the government is run by _______________________
the richest people
officials who are appointed for life
one who gains power by force
leaders elected by the people
15
In most countries, the main responsibility of the government is to create ________________.
rules and laws
imports and exports
rituals and customs
wants and needs
16
The U. S. Supreme Court building below is modeled after which ancient Greek building?
the Temple of Diana
the Parthenon
the Temple of Olympian Zeus
the Coliseum
17
What is a representative democracy?
has a leader who decides all the laws
allows everyone to vote for every issue
people vote for a representative & the rep. votes on issues
elects a king
18
What is a direct democracy?
direct democracy allows people to vote for a representative
direct democracy has a leader who decides all the laws
direct democracy elects a king
direct democracy allows everyone to vote for every issue
19
The Prime Meridian is at which what degree of longitude?
0
90
360
180
20
Why is the United States government divided into three branches?
Powers shared between the 3 branches & no branch has all
President does not have more power than the Vice President
House of Rep's is not more powerful than Senate
National govt. does not have more power than the state govt.
21
Which country held Olympic Games that became the model for today’s Olympics?
Rome
United States
Italy
Greece
22
Which branch of the United States government is in charge of interpreting laws?
senate
legislative
executive
judicial