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Which statement BEST describes the role of citizens in an autocratic system?
a) Citizens vote in presidential elections.
b) Citizens can challenge government rules in court.
c) Citizens can join a variety of political parties.
d) Citizens have no way to limit the power of the government

How would you describe the form of government in Saudi Arabia?
a) a democracy.
b) a republic.
c) a confederacy.
d) a monarchy.

Israel uses a parliamentary system of government. Citizens participate in elections in which they select members of the national legislature. Which of the following terms BEST describes the government of Israel?
a) The president is more independent of the legislature tan in the parliamentary system.
b) The president can only remain in power if his or her political party holds a majority in Congress.
c) The president cannot veto acts of Congress.
d) The president is selected by members of the cabinet.

In presidential democracies, the president is not a member of the legislature. Which of the following is true of a presidential democracy?
a) The president is more independent of the legislature tan in the parliamentary system.
b) The president can only remain in power if his or her political party holds a majority in Congress.
c) The president cannot veto acts of Congress.
d) The president is selected by members of the cabinet.

The form of government in which power is held by a small, unelected group of leaders is called
a) an oligarchy
b) a democracy
c) a republic
d) a dictatorship

Because it is a theocracy, religion is MOST intertwined with elections in which country?
a) Iraq
b) Iran
c) Israel
d) Palestine

The citizens of Israel have a little more influence over the election of their chief executive than the citizens of Saudi Arabia. Why is this?
a) The citizens of Israel elect the members of the legislature, who elect the prime minister while in Saudi Arabia the chi
b) Israel is a monarchy and the only election in which citizens can participate in is for chief executive but in Saudi Arabia
c) Saudi Arabia actually does not have a chief executive so in reality the citizens cannot influence the office at all.
d) In Saudi Arabia the chief executive is chosen through a parliamentary democracy and in Israel the chief executive is chosen

Israel holds elections where the citizens select the members of the legislature. Allowing citizens to participate in government in this way is MOST like which form of government?
a) Autocracy
b) Oligarchy
c) Monarchy
d) Democracy

The primary difference between presidential and parliamentary governmental systems is that in a parliamentary system the chief executive is chosen by the
a) courts.
b) president.
c) people.
d) legislature.

In which form of government is power controlled by a select few individuals, rather than the citizens
a) Autocracy
b) Oligarchy
c) Monarchy
d) Democracy

Which compares an autocratic to a democratic government?
a) Citizens can participate more in democratic governments.
b) The government has less power in autocratic governments.
c) Citizens can participate more in autocratic governments.
d) Autocratic and democratic governments are the same.

The government in Country X has multiple levels and each level is in charge of certain responsibilities. Power is spread out somewhat evenly through the levels. Based on this information, the government in Country X is MOST LIKELY
a) Confederation
b) Unitary
c) Federal
d) Anti-Federal

Which describes a government that distributes power under a unitary system?
a) There is a central authority that makes all major decisions.
b) The citizens of the country elect leaders at multiple levels that make decisions.
c) A group of separate countries or regions agree to join together for specific purposes.
d) Two or more countries form an alliance to make decisions.

In a parliamentary system, who is the head of government?
a) Monarch
b) Dictator
c) President
d) Prime Minister

In which form of government does the central government hold the most power?
a) Confederation
b) Confederal
c) Federal
d) Unitary

In a parliamentary government, unlike the presidential system, the head of government belongs to which branch?
a) Judicial
b) National
c) Executive
d) Legislative

In which of these countries would the leader have to be a direct descendant of the prior leader of the country?
a) Iran
b) Israel
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Afghanistan

How does a democratic government differ from an oligarchic government
a) Judicial system
b) Role of the citizen
c) Law making process
d) Executive Branch

The leader of Israel’s government is the prime minister. He or she is a member of te legislature. Israel’s form of government is described as a
a) presidential democracy.
b) theocratic republic.
c) parliamentary democracy.
d) constitutional monarchy.

The government of Iran is based on Islamic law. Which term BEST describes a government based upon religion?
a) a democracy
b) a theocracy
c) an aristocracy
d) a monarchy

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