A country ruled by a single leader. The leader has not been elected and may use force to keep control.
What is a Dictatorship?
100
A government imposed tax on goods.
What is Tariff?
100
To be elected president, you must be this many years old.
What is 35 years old
100
This river flows into the Yellow Sea.
What is the Yellow (Huang He) River?
100
This country is home to the Suez Canal on the worlds longest river.
What is Egypt?
200
Government by a single person having unlimited power; despotism (domination through threat of punishment and violence) .
What is Autocracy?
200
An economic system in which economic decisions are based on customs and beliefs
What is a Traditional economy
200
You must live in the U.S. for this many years in order to become president.
What is 14 years
200
The United States became involved in these two wars for the purpose of containing communism.
What is the Korean and Vietnam wars?
200
This is the name of legal systematic segregation of races in South Africa.
What is apartheid?
300
If a government is overthrown by force, the new ruling group is sometimes called a revolutionary government.
What is Revolutionary?
300
Most economies in the world are this.
What is mixed?
300
Who can impeach the president?
What is the House of Representatives
300
This holy river in India is very polluted and still very much used.
What is the Ganges?
300
These are the three largest religions in Africa.
What are Islam, Christianity, and traditional beliefs?
400
A government in which a few people such as a dominant clan or clique have power.
What is Oligarchy?
400
The three basic questions are answered by the consumers and producers.
What is... What goods and services will be produced?
How will the goods and services be produced?
Who will consume the goods and services?
400
What are the four departments to help the President
What is the... Department of State (relations with other countries)
Department of the Treasury (money)
Department of War/Department of Defense (protecting the country)
Attorney General/Department of Justice (chief law enforcement officer)
400
This man was known for his nationalism and for providing Vietnam with its independence.
Who was Ho Chi Minh?
400
These are the four ethnic groups that you learned about in 7th grade for Africa.
Who are the Arabs, Ashanti, Bantu, and Swahili
500
In this government the leader is chosen from a legislature that was picked by the people.
What is democracy?
500
a restriction by a government to not trade with another country.
What is an embargo?
500
Home to Mecca and Medina, this country has an autocratic (monarchy) government.