Civic Participation Quiz

Choose the correct definition of citizen participation.

• the process by which people inherit power

• the process by which the government oversees the welfare of its citizens

• the process by which people exercise their right to influence government

• the process by which a ruler holds power in an autocracy

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined. A democratic government where the legislature controls power through its ability to select the chief executive.

• legislative democracy

• presidential democracy

• executive democracy

• parliamentary democracy

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined. Describing a government where people hold the power and have protected rights.

• representative

• democratic

• demonstrative

• republican

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined. To formally express a choice or an opinion as part of a collective decision-making process.

• pay

• vote

• issue

• inform

Choose the correct definition of autocratic.

• characterized by a small group making decisions with little or no input from others

• characterized by the people making decisions with input from everyone

• characterized by one person making decisions with little or no input from others

• characterized by one family making decisions with little or no input from others

Choose the correct definition of censorship.

• the act of encouraging people to speak to the media

• the act of choosing with which media group or groups to share information

• the act of limiting what people can hear, see, or say in the media

• the act of expanding what people can hear, see, or say in the media

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined. A system of rule by which a country, state, or other political unit is managed.

• citizenship

• common good

• taxes

• government

Choose the correct definition of presidential democracy.

• a democratic government where the head of government is elected by the legislature, but is separate from the legislative branch

• a democratic government where the head of government is elected by citizens, holds power as head of the executive branch, and is separate from the legislative branch

• a democratic government where the head of government is elected by the legislature, holds power as head of the executive branch, and is part of the legislative branch

• a democratic government where the head of government is elected by citizens, but is part of the legislative branch

Choose the correct definition of citizen participation.

• the process by which people inherit power

• the process by which the government oversees the welfare of its citizens

• the process by which people exercise their right to influence government

• the process by which a ruler holds power in an autocracy

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined: a democratic government where the legislature controls power through its ability to select the chief executive.

• legislative democracy

• presidential democracy

• executive democracy

• parliamentary democracy