Government and Citizenship Flashcards
Which international organization is committed to guaranteeing human rights for all people?
NATO
The World Bank
The United Nations
The European Union
The United Nations
What is a key feature of a parliamentary democracy?
The president is elected by the people
Power is shared among three branches of government
The head of government is accountable to the legislature
The military holds executive functions
The head of government is accountable to the legislature.
Which of the following is NOT a major form of representative democratic government?
Presidential democracy
Parliamentary democracy
Monarchical democracy
Constitutional monarchy
Monarchical democracy
What event in 1989 demonstrated the authoritarian nature of China’s government?
The fall of the Berlin Wall
The Tienanmen Square Massacre
The collapse of the Soviet Union
The formation of the European Union
The Tienanmen Square Massacre
A written plan outlining the government’s purposes, powers, and limitations is called a:
Democracy
Constitution
Parliament
Totalitarian system
Constitution
What is the primary characteristic of a limited government?
It has no restrictions on its power
It is controlled by a single leader
It has legal limits on its power
It does not have a constitution
It has legal limits on its power
Which type of government system seeks to balance the common good with individual welfare?
Unlimited government
Authoritarian government
Limited government
Totalitarian government
Limited government
What is the most extreme form of authoritarian rule?
Constitutional monarchy
Parliamentary democracy
Direct democracy
Totalitarian government
Totalitarian government
Which of the following is an example of a totalitarian government mentioned in the text?
The United States
The United Kingdom
China under Mao Zedong
Canada
China under Mao Zedong
How do unlimited governments typically handle opposition movements?
By encouraging open dialogue
By holding free elections
By using force to suppress them
By implementing their suggestions
By using force to suppress them
In a presidential democracy, who is the head of government directly accountable to?
The legislature
The judiciary
The people
The monarch
The people
According to the text, human rights abuses are most common in:
Fully democratic countries
Countries that are not free or only partially free
Countries with strong constitutions
Countries with high economic growth
Countries that are not free or only partially free
How does the United States view respect for human rights?
As a threat to national security
As irrelevant to international relations
As promoting peace and deterring aggression
As an obstacle to economic growth
As promoting peace and deterring aggression
In a direct democracy, how do citizens participate in government?
By electing representatives
By meeting regularly in assembly to discuss issues and vote
By appointing a monarch
By serving in the military
By meeting regularly in assembly to discuss issues and vote
In an unlimited government:
Everyone must obey the law
There are no limits on a ruler’s power
Citizens can freely change the government
Individual rights are always protected
There are no limits on a ruler’s power
