Government Quiz

Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?

• Legislative

• Administrative

• Judicial

• Executive

Which of the following is a description of a dictatorship?

• a small group of people rules society; citizens of few or no rights

• citizens elect representatives to govern them; citizens have many rights protected by law

• a king or queen inherits the rights to rule society; citizens have some rights

• one person rises to power and controls all aspects of life; citizens have few or no rights

Who is the head of the Executive Branch?

• The President

• The Chief Justice

• The Speaker of the House

• The Senate Majority Leader

In this form of government, ALL means of production are owned by the government. The government gives to each person according to what they need. In return, the citizens give the government their time, talent, and energy.

• fascism

• communism

• constitutional monarchy

• direct democracy

Choose methods by which religions spread throughout the world.

• trade

• isolation

• migration

• missionaries

Which religion has a belief in reincarnation?

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Sikhism

Which of these describes a representative democracy?

• citizens have limited rights

• the government owns all or almost all property

• citizens elect representatives

• the government runs most aspects of life

Choose all the answers that identify a form of government in which one ruler has unlimited power.

• absolute monarchy

• fascism

• representative democracy

• constitutional monarchy

A government led by a dictator that is backed by the military.

• representative democracy

• absolute monarchy

• fascism

• theocracy

Which phrase in the Preamble emphasizes democracy?

• promote the general welfare

• "We the People"

• to establish justice

• in order to form a more perfect union