Government Structures Across The Globe

1. Democracy

Citizens hold the political power in government

King or queen rules in the nation

Mob rule- no one is in charge

God is the ultimate authority of the government

2. Theocracy

One leader or person who has ablsolute control over the lives of the people of the nation

King or Queen rules the nation

Citizens hold the political power

Government that recognizes God as the primary or main political authority

3. Which of the followng would not be a negative impact of the Age of Exploration?

Finding new trades routes to Asia or to others parts of the globe

Disease or sicknees

Slavery of Native Americans and other groups

War and competition between nations

4. A theocracy can exist with other forms of government.

True

False

5. The Declaration of Independence laid the foundation for democratic thinking.

True

False

6. Machiavelli's book, The Prince, addressed the question of how societies should best:

Begin a revolution

Govern a nation effectively

Study the secrets of nature

Create a passion for the arts

7. Which one would not be an example of a primary source?

Diary accounts

Soldier writing letters back home about his war experience

Textbook

Declaration of Independence

8. Anarchy

King or Queen rules the nation

Mob rule or choas and disorder- lack of government

God is at the center of government

People make all the decisions for the king

9. Rule of a government by a few could be best defined as...

Theocracy

Oligarchy

Monarchy

Autocracy

10. Monarchy

People hold the political power to the nation

King or queen rules/leads the nation

Government is headed by a strong military leader who has total control over the nation

No one is in charge-mob rule

11. Representative Democracy

King or queen rules the nation

Mob rule- choas and disorder in government

Voters elect representatives to help make decisions in government

One leader who has direct power over all the people of the nation

12. Dictatorship

People of a country elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government

King or Queen rules the nation

One leader or person has absolute or total control over the people's lives in the nation

Citizens hold the political power

13. The Treaty of Tordesailles is important today because:

North America became a colony of Portugal

This treaty had no impact on life today

The Spanish took over all the land in the New World and Old World

14. Select the group that controlled the trade routes before the Age of Exploration began.

England

France

Moors

Muslims

15. Use the following quote to help you answer the question below:"It must be acknowledged that the term 'republic' is of a very vague application in every language... I would say purely and simply it means a government by its citizens in mass, acting directly and personally according to the rules of the majority."- Thomas Jefferson 1816Which statement summarizes Jefferson's ideas about a republic form of government?

The power of govt. rests with the citizens

The power of the govt. rests with the leaders at the top of the govt.

Republicans are always in control

Republic forms of govt. have strict rules and laws that must be followed