Civics- Unit 2 Review

Consider this scenario: In the United States, during the election period, citizens cast their votes for their preferred candidates at local, state, and national levels. These elected representatives are then responsible for making laws.

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

• Theocracy

• Representative Democracy

Example: In the city-state of Athens in Ancient Greece, citizens would gather in the Agora to vote directly on laws and policies.

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Totalitarian

• Direct Democracy

Who holds the most power in the United States?

• The President
• The Congress
• The American People
• The Military

When the central government is run by a small group of wealthy or elite people who all have similar beliefs on how to control the nation, it is called?

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Parliamentary

Which of the following best describes Communism?

• The wealthy class pays more taxes.

• Everybody is equal and the government controls all aspects of production and businesses.

• The government controls some aspects of production and businesses.

In a country where the government is run by a religious leader and there is no separation of church and state, what type of government is this?

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

Consider the current governance system of England. The King is a symbolic head of state, while the elected members of Parliament are responsible for governing the country. What type of governance system is this?

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Presidential

• Dictatorship

• Republic

Imagine a situation where a single person or a group has self-appointed themselves as rulers. They control all aspects of public life, such as freedom of speech, often through military force and intimidation. What is this type of rule called?

• Dictatorship

• Totalitarian

• Monarchy

• Liberty

Imagine you are in a country where the supreme ruler is a God or a divine being, like in The Vatican or ancient Egypt. What type of government is this?

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

Imagine you are living in the United States. What type of government would you be experiencing?

• You would be living under a Monarchy

• You would be living in a Representative Democracy

• You would be living under a Dictatorship

• You would be living in a Direct Democracy