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Many countries have three branches of government. What are they?
a) Executive, Legislative, Judicial
b) Parliament, Prime Minister, Queen
c) Congress, Prime Minister, President
d) Dictator, Dictator, Dictator

Which form of government allows citizens to have the greatest amount of political influence?
a) Oligarchy
b) Autrocracy
c) Democracy
d)

Freedom of speech is usually censored and controlled in which form of government?
a) Oligarchy
b) Autocracy
c) Democracy
d)

Which type of democracy does the United Kingdom have?
a) Presidential Democracy
b) Parliamentary Democracy
c) Oligarchy
d) Autocracy

Who is the leader of the UK’s government?
a) President
b) Queen
c) Chancellor
d) Prime Minister

In which type of government does the power rest with a small group of people?
a) Autocracy
b) Oligarchy
c) Parliamentary Democracy
d) Presidential Democracy

How is the leader of the country selected in a parliamentary democracy?
a) Chosen by the Parliament (Legislative Branch)
b) Elected by the people
c) Chosen by the Queen
d)

How is the leader of the country selected in a presidential democracy?
a) Chosen by the Parliament
b) Chosen by the Queen
c) Elected by the people
d) Chosen by the Prime Minister

In which type of government are citizens MOST likely to choose their leader?
a) Autocracy
b) Absolute Monarchy
c) Oligarchy
d) Democracy

Which form of government puts the power of the government in a single person?
a) Oligarchy
b) Autocracy
c) Presidential Democracy
d) Parliamentary Democracy

Which is NOT an example of parliamentary democracy?
a) Germany
b) United Kingdom
c) Russia
d) Canada

Which is NOT an example of parliamentary democracy?
a) Australia
b) Brazil
c) Canada
d) Germany

Which is an example of parliamentary democracy?
a) Brazil
b) Cuba
c) Mexico
d) Canada

Which is an example of presidential democracy?
a) Mexico
b) Canada
c) Cuba
d) Germany

Which of the following is an example of how the U.S. government and Mexican government are similar?
a) The legislative branch chooses the president.
b) Both Presidents are elected by the people through a direct vote.
c) The judicial branch chooses the president.
d) The legislative branch has courts that uphold the laws.

How are the governments of Russia and Cuba similar?
a) Both have a communist party that controls the legislative branch.
b) Both have a prime minister
c) Both have a President with a large amount of power.
d)

In which country do citizens have the least amount of freedom?
a) Brazil
b) Mexico
c) Cuba
d) United States

In the United Kingdom, the political party that has the largest number of members in the House of Commons chooses the government leader, which is the __________.
a) King or Queen
b) Duke or Lord
c) President
d) Prime Minister

John Hancock wakes up one morning to go to where he works at a local bank. He notices Army soldiers at the doors of the bank with their rifles, and it appears the president abolished the courts and Congress. Which type of government is forming?
a) Absolute Monarchy
b) Dictatorship
c) Parliamentary Democracy
d) Presidential Democracy

In which country are citizens NOT required to vote?
a) Brazil
b) United Kingdom
c) Mexico
d) Australia

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