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28 Review Task Cards about: , , , Federal, Unitary, , Presidential Democracy, Parliamentary Democracy Teachers Thank you for downloading this file. I hope you enjoy using it with your students, and I can’t wait to read your feedback in my TPT store!  • For more social studies materials, please visit my store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Brain-Wrinkles (The presentation notes, graphic organizers, activities, tests, etc. that I use to teach the concepts on the Task Cards are also in my store.)

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Task Cards can be used in many different ways: • Warm-Ups • In stations/centers • With a partner or small group • Have students write the answers on the back and play “Memory” • Have a scavenger hunt (give students the answers and hide the questions around the room) • For students who finish early • Individually, to review for tests • When you have a few minutes to spare before the bell rings…

Task Cards are a sneaky way of taking a boring worksheet and making it fun! I store them in a pocket folder with the answer key, student recording sheet copies, and laminated cards in a Ziploc bag. I also print & laminate the title page and glue it to the front of the folder. (I’ve also included blank cards if you want to add your own.)

1 2 Which of these types of allows citizens In an autocratic () government, freedom of to have the greatest amount of political influence? speech is usually A dictatorship A protected by the government as a civil right B B guaranteed in the government's constitution C censored and controlled by the government C absolute D regulated only when it presents a clear and present D oligarchy danger

3 4 In which system of government do states, cities, and In Germany, the and the counties have the least political power? share power. A federal Which of these terms best describes this type of B unitary government? A C confederate B federal system D democratic C confederate system D direct democracy 5 6 A system of government where power is NOT shared The type of government in which power rests with a between the strong central government and state small group of is called a(n) governments is a A Democracy A Democratic system. B Oligarchy B Federal system. C Autocracy C Oligarchic system. D Federal D Unitary system.

7 8 What is evident of a country that has a parliamentary The two predominate forms of democratic democracy? governments are parliamentary and ______. A The head of state and the are A Federal two different people, one of which is the prime minister. B Constitutional B The head of the country is always the or Queen. C Communist C The head of state is the ayatollah. D Presidential D The head of government is the president. 9 10 How is the power distributed in a federal system of In which type of government are citizens government? MOST likely to choose their leader? A The central government has complete control. B The individual states have complete control. A Dictatorship C The tribe leader shares control with the elders. B Oligarchy D The central government and the states share C Democracy control. D Monarchy

11 12 In , the president is both the chief executive Which type of government would most likely abolish and the head of state. What type of democracy is all opposing , the direct of this? leaders, and freedom of speech? A Presidential Democracy A B Parliamentary Democracy B Dictatorship C Unitary Democracy C Representative Democracy D Constitutional Democracy D Direct Democracy 13 14 If Russia and the are both presidential The ruler of your country has always made all of the political and , how do they determine their leaders? economic decisions for the country. The citizens do not always A The citizens vote on the legislature, then members of the agree with his decisions, but they have no power to change legislature select the leader. anything. He alone makes the decisions and has unlimited power. Which form of government do you have? B The citizens do not get to choose the leaders. A Parliamentary Democracy C The leaders are passed down through generations. B Constitutional Monarchy D The citizens directly vote on the leaders in both C Autocracy countries. D Oligarchy

15 16 Most of the people in your country are very poor. You are a rich You have just turned 18 and are voting for the first rancher and you are part of a small group of wealthy land owning time in your life. You will be voting for the president families that holds all of the political power in your nation. This small group makes all political decisions for your country. of your country and for other elected officials. Which Which form of government do you have? form of government do you have? A Parliamentary Democracy A Monarchy B Constitutional Monarchy B Presidential democracy C Autocracy D Oligarchy C Parliamentary democracy D Communist 17 18 In your country, the legislative branch has just In a parliamentary democracy, unlike the elected a new prime minister. Which form of , the head of government government do you have? belongs to which branch? A Parliamentary Democracy A Legislative B Constitutional Monarchy B National C Autocracy C Executive D Oligarchy D Judicial

19 20 You live in a large country that has many states. The government’s power is divided between a central/national ______: a government and the state/local governments. Which term best describes the type of government system you have? government that is ruled by A Communist B Unitary one person, such as a C Federal D Oligarchy or . 21 22

______: ______: an alliance a government where the citizens between political organizations have free and have a that rule themselves, like the say in the government. European Union.

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______: a ______: a government that shares power government that is ruled by between a central, regional, and a small group of people, such local governments. . as the former . 25 26 What type of democratic government is What are the two types of being described? autocratic governments? • No separation of power between executive & legislative branch • Citizens vote for legislature and legislature elects head of government

27 28 Which type of government What is an oligarchy? allows citizens to have the greatest amount of political influence?

Name: ______Political Systems Answer Sheet

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 Political Systems Answer KEY

1 B 2 C 3 B 4 B 5 D 6 B 7 A 8 D 9 D 10 C 11 A 12 B 13 D 14 C 15 D 16 B 17 A 18 A 19 C 20 Autocracy 21 Democracy 22 Confederation 23 Federal 24 Oligarchy

25 Parliamentary Democracy 26 & Dictatorship 27 Presidential Democracy 28 Power rests with a small group