Which statement BEST describes a republic?

The people elect representatives to make laws.

What can you conclude after reading this passage?

Cubans have less freedom than United States citizens

How is culture shaped?

All of these are ways culture is shaped

Which of these statements BEST completes the diagram?

ultimate authority is held by the people governed

What is one reason cultures develop unique characteristics?

Cultures isolated by water / mountains don't have influences

Which statement BEST describes why the USA government can be called a representative democracy?

People elect members of Congress to make laws.

How does a dictatorship MOST differ from a democracy?

In democracy, citizens share in governing and being governed

One way to use culture to describe a place would be to:

describe the literature from the area.

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7th Social Studies Summative 2.2 (Culture)

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1
The characteristics above describe which of the following world religions?
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
2
Which form of government would have the LEAST amount of citizen participation?
an oligarchy
an autocracy
a confederation
a democracy
3
Which statement BEST describes a republic?
The people elect representatives to make laws.
Government officials gain power by military force.
The king or queen has absolute political power.
Religious leaders rule the nation and make laws.
4
People living in a region share the same language, religious beliefs, heritage, have the same
genes
culture
politics
family
5
The characteristics above describe which of the following world religions?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
6
Which of the following describes a similarity between Christianity, Judaism and Islam?
They all believe in reincarnation.
They all celebrate Passover.
They are all monotheistic.
They all worship in a church.
7
What can you conclude after reading this passage?
Cubans can join any political party of their choosing.
Cuba's government can be classified as a Federal Republic.
Cubans have less freedom than United States citizens
Cuba's government can be called a Representative Democracy.
8
The spread of ideas, art, religions, technologies, and languages from one culture to another
voluntary trade
cultural diffusion
standard of living
triangular trade
9
How is culture shaped?
Internet and social media
Families and friends
History and geography
All of these are ways culture is shaped
10
The basic components of culture include
government, leaders, and elections.
language, traditions, and art.
mountains, bodies of water, and vegetation.
money, systems of trade, and forms of agriculture.
11
Which of these statements BEST completes the diagram?
ultimate authority is held by the president
ultimate authority is held by political parties
ultimate authority is held by the people governed
ultimate authority is held by the government
12
This passage would suggest that Sudan might have a
communist government.
command economy.
dictatorship.
democracy.
13
When an ethnic group wholly blends with a larger, central culture, it is called
acculturation.
annihilation.
assimilation.
diffusion.
14
What is one reason cultures develop unique characteristics?
The members don't allow other cultures to affect theirs
Cultures isolated by water / mountains don't have influences
Some cultures change on purpose
Sometimes cultures purposely set out to be different
15
Which statement BEST describes why the USA government can be called a representative democracy?
Division of power exists among the three branches.
All citizens debate issues and vote on the laws.
Power is shared between the nation and the states.
People elect members of Congress to make laws.
16
How does a dictatorship MOST differ from a democracy?
In a democracy, no limits on individual freedoms and rights.
In a dictatorship, the power of the government is restricted
In a dictatorship, individuals have the final say in govern
In democracy, citizens share in governing and being governed
17
This is a description of what type of government system?
oligarchic
parliamentary
autocratic
presidential
18
When immigrants come to America, they have to learn how to adapt to customs, language, norms
assimilation
Refugee
culture shock
culture trait
19
Which form of government would have the MOST amount of citizen participation?
a democracy
an autocracy
an oligarchy
a confederation
20
One way to use culture to describe a place would be to:
describe the literature from the area.
tell what nations border it.
tell what city is the capital.
show it on a map.

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