Social Studies - Caribbean Government - Quiz 1

Multiple Select

Which of the following are the TWO ways governments are elected in the Caribbean?

• hung election

• first-past-the-post

• hung parliament

• proportional representation

Multiple Choice

Whichever system of government is used in a country, the government is structured into three separate branches called a

• reduction of powers

• division of labour

• separation of powers

• power division

Multiple Choice

The legislature can have one or two parts. A legislature with two parts is known as a __________ legislature.

• unicameral

• bilateral

• unilateral

• bicameral

Multiple Choice

A bicameral legislature has an upper house and a lower house also known as the _________ and the ____________ respectively

• Senate and House of Assembly

• House of Assembly and Senate

• Parliament and Court

• Court and Parliament

Multiple Choice

Electoral Systems: Caribbean governments are elected in _____ ways

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a type of government found in the Caribbean

• Crown Colonies

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Autocracy

• Republic

Open Ended

Media coverage is a factor that influences the outcome of an election. Explain how.