Unit 1 Summative Review

What is the form of government where power is shared between a national government and state governments in the USA? (SSCG1a) (DOK 1)

• Unitary

• Aristocracy

• Federal

• Confederal

What can you conclude about Cuba?

• Cuba's Federal government is not all-powerful.

• Cuba's central government controls the entire country.

• The governments of Cuba and Brazil are very similar to each other.

• All Citizens in Cuba are required to vote in each national election.

What is an Oligarchy?

• the economy was controlled by the people.

• all adult males enjoyed equal political rights.

• foreigners were not allowed to participate in trade.

• a small group controlled the government.

Which two types of governments are most different in terms of popular sovereignty?

• democracy and dictatorship (autocracy)

• monarchy and aristocracy

• direct democracy and representative democracy

• confederation and unitary state

Which examples of civic participation would be suppressed in an authoritarian government? Choose 2 from the choices below!

• Protest

• Censorship

• Joining Interest Groups

• Compliance

• Refusing to vote.

What is a parliamentary system of democracy?

• that there is a legislative branch but no executive or judicial branches.

• the people have no say in who gets to be the Prime Minister of the country.

• that there is a strong separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches.

• the country is ruled by a dictator.

Contains a separation of powers between branches.

Executive branch headed by a single Chief Executive.

Chief Executive elected by citizenry, not chosen by Legislative branch.

What type of government is being describe here?

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Oligarchy Government

• Presidential Democracy

• Federation Dictatorship

What is the term for a government system where citizens have the power to make decisions?

• Monarchy

• Federation

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

Luna is learning about different types of governments in her social studies class. Her teacher asks, "A republic is another name for what kind of government?"

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

• Monarchy

• Kingdom

How did the Magna Carta influence the power of the English monarchy?

• it restricted the monarch's authority

• it established a parliamentary system

• it led to the creation of the House of Commons

• it granted absolute power to the king