Principles of Government

The group of people charged with the responsibility of running the affairs of a country is known as

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Republic

• Government

A system of government where power belongs to a ruling family and is obtain by birthright is called...

• Democracy

• Totalitarianism

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

The United States, Canada, Trinidad and and Tobago and Guyana are examples of

• Authoritarian Governments

• Representative democracies

• Direct Democracies

• Republican Governments

The picture shows an example of a

• Democratic Leader

• Dictator

• Rich man

• Monarch

Saudi Arabia, Iran and Vatican City are examples of

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

• Republics

Place the governments systems in the order that they occurred from first to last

• Republicanism, Crown Colony, Constitutional monarchy

• Republicanism, Constitutional Monarchy, Crown Colony

• Constitutional Monarchy, Crown Colony, Republicanism

• Crown Colony, Constitutional Monarchy, Republicanism

Which of the following country is NOT an example of Constitutional Monarchy?

• Jamaica

• Barbados

• Guyana

• Grenada

Trinidad and Tobago became a Republic in

• 1972

• 1976

• 1962

• 1990

In a Parliamentary Republic

• The head of state is also head of government

• The prime minister has no power

• People vote for a president

• The prime minister is head of government

The principle which divides the powers of government between three branches is called

• Veto powers

• Cabinet

• Parliamentary privilege

• Separation of powers