THE BASICS
ALL ABOUT IT
LAWS
VOTING
FAST FACTS
100
What is the only country that has an ecclesiastical government?
What is the Vatican?
100
What is ecclesiastical law in kid friendly language?
What is a government the Pope who believes that he can interpret the instructions given out by God.
100
Who makes the laws?
What is the Cardinals?
100
Who can vote?
What is the Cardinals?
100
Who did the Vatican used to belong to?
What is Italy?
200
Who is the Vatican's chief of state?
What is the Pope?
200
Who has the power in an ecclesiastical government? Is it distributed evenly?
What is the Pope has all the power, it is a complete monarchy?
200
Which branch determines laws?
What is the Legislative branch?
200
Does the Pope vote?
What is no?
200
When did the Vatican achieve independence?
What is 1929?
300
When are new cardinals elected?
What is every 5 years?
300
How are laws and descisions made?
What is the cardinals' votes?
300
What are all laws based on?
What is the church?
300
Fill in the blank: The Vatican is a ________ (Form of law)
What is a Monarchy?
300
What is the Population of the Vatican?
What is 800 people?
400
Who are the Cardinals?
What is the Pope's advisors and the Vatican's law makers?
400
What is ecclesiastical law using the official definition?
What is a government run by the chruch?
400
Can the Vatican's people vote and create laws themselves?
What is No?
400
Are there any restrictions as to who can vote (be a cardinal?) If yes, what?
What is Yes, you have to be under the age of 80 and male to be a cardinal
400
How big is the Vatican? (In acres)
What is 110 acres?
500
What is capital of the Vatican?
What is no Capital?
500
What is the legal system? (HINT: what are the judicial, legislative, and executive branches?)
What is the Pope (the executive branch) runs the judicial and legislative branches which are the cardinals and the courts?
500
What does their constitution say?
What is all people, including children and servants must attend church, but you must be approved by the Pope to do so?
500
Fill in the blank: The way a law is decided is voting and the ________. (type of outcome of a vote)
What is majority vote?
500
How long does the Pope rule?
What is untill he dies?
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