Post on 05-Jan-2016
Let’s Review Government!
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Oligarchy,Democracy,
orAutocracy?
What’s that
Government?
ParliamentaryPresidential
Or Both?
What’s That
Picture?
Wild Card
True or
False
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Q: 100
Absolute Monarchy
Autocracy
Q: 200
• Individual freedom
• People elect their government.
A:200
Q: 300
The leader has not been elected and uses force to control all aspects of social and
economic life.
A: 300
Q: 400
A government where only a few people have power. South Africa in the past
and the Greek City States are examples.
A:400
Q:500
Tsar Nicholas II, Mussolini, Josef Stalin, Russia, United Kingdom.
A:500
Q:100
My name is Jad and I am from Israel. The leader of my country is the Prime Minister. There is a President, but he does not have as much power as the Prime Minister.
A:100
Q:200
Today is election day in my country. I wish I could vote, but I am not yet 18. There are two candidates running. I am not sure who will win, it all depends on who gets the majority votes. Everyone’s vote carries equal weight.
A: 200
Q: 300
My country is ruled by a small group of wealthy white Europeans. Whites have access to
virtually all the educational and trade opportunities. We have elections but there is
only one candidate. I am black, and majority of the people in my country are blacks, but we
are not allowed to vote. The power in my country rests in the hands of a few powerful
people. What kind of government do I live in?
A: 300
Q: 400
My name is Austin. The leader of my country is also the head of the military. I was four when he took over my
country by military force. My uncle who was a writer was executed because he wrote something bad about the leader. We have TV but there are only two channels. I
have heard in Europe and in the United States, you can get a lot of channels. Our leader controls all aspects of our life. We are not allowed to leave our country without permission. When I turn sixteen, I will try to escape to
the United States. I am not sure if I will make it, but I will try.
A: 400
Q: 500
On December 3, 2008,our Queen, for the 56th time took part in a beautiful, colorful ceremony . This ceremony is very important, as it signals the start of each new session of our government. It is also the most important because it brings together the three elements of the legislature (the House of Commons, the House of Lords and The Queen). The ceremony therefore represents monarchy in our government.
A: 500
Q: 100
Monarchy, Prime Minister, Parliament
A: 100
Q: 200
Senate and House of Representatives
A: 200
Q: 300
• Leader can be removed from
office in case of wrong doing.
A: 300
Q: 400
•Voters elect members to the Parliament (legislature)
•The Political Party with the most votes in the House of Commons chooses the government’s leader with no set length of term.
A: 400
Q: 500
ExecutiveExecutive LegislativeLegislative
CitizensCitizens
Elect
Elect
ElectElect
A: 500
Q:100• The countries in BLUE have
what type of government?
A:100
Q: 200
.• What is this famous building
called?
A: 200
The PARLIAMENT
Q: 300 • This picture is a good example of what type of
government?
A: 300
Q: 400• What type of government
does this picture represent?
A: 400
Q: 500 • This is a form of Autocracy, what is it?
A: 500
Q:100
• Name one characteristic of
Oligarchy.
A: 100
• Answer may vary.
• A government in which a few people have power.
• The group gets their power from either military, wealth or social status.
• Elections may be held but offer only one candidate.
Q: 200
What are the three forms of Autocracy?
A: 200
Q: 300
What are the two types of Democracy?
A: 300
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• Presidential Democracy
• Parliamentary Democracy
Q: 400
• Give an example of two countries with Parliamentary Democracy.
A: 400
• Answer will vary.
Q: 500
What type of government has the most citizen participation?
A: 500
• DEMOCRACY
Q: 100
True of False
Parliamentary Democracies can have Presidents.
A: 100
Q: 200
True or False
Not all Parliamentary Democracies are monarchies.
A: 200
• Not all parliamentary
democracies are monarchies.
Example Israel
Q: 300
North Korea and Cuba are examples of Democracies.
A: 300• North Korea and
Cuba are examples of dictatorship (autocracy)
Q: 400
True or False
•In the presidential system voters have a more direct say about those who serve in
two branches of the government :
•Legislative
•Executive
A: 400
ExecutiveExecutive LegislativeLegislative
CitizensCitizens
Elect
Elect
ElectElect
Q: 500
True or False
Queen Elizabeth, the British Monarch, has a lot of power.
A: 500
United Kingdom is a Parliamentary Democracy and monarchs have limited power.