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100

To understand a public issue, a person needs to gather information from one source. True or False? 

What is false, because a person needs to fully understand the public issues and the sides of the issue by looking at at least two sources? 

100

What form of government does the United States have? Dictatorship, Monarchy, or Democracy? 

What is Democracy? 

100

Who is the ultimate ruler in a absolute monarchy? What are they called? 

What is a king or queen? 

100

Citizens in an absolute monarchy have protected rights. True or False?

What is false? In an absolute monarchy, the king and queen run every part of the government and have full control of things. No citizen participation in the government. 

100

True or False? Voting is one way to actively participate in the government.

True, voting allows you to put your thoughts into the right candidate for the job. 

200

What form of government gives basic rights to the people and they are guaranteed? The right of speech, press, freedom, religion, etc. 

What is a democracy? 

200

What form of government is the opposite of a dictatorship?

What is a democracy? 

200

What type of monarchy is Britain, the United Kingdom, when the king or queen doesn't have complete power and the people of the government have rights too?

What is a constitutional monarchy? 

200

What is the topic of a story or news article? It is normally found in the beginning of the article or story and can sometimes in the title. 

What is the main idea? 

200

A king gets power from his parents in a monarchy. True or False?

True - power is inherited and passed down from parent to child. 

300

Doing something for the common good means: 

A. Using tax money dishonestly

B. Showing random acts of kindness

C. Benefiting citizens of the community as a whole

D. Helping a citizen hurt on the side of the road

What is C? Common good means doing something to help your community where you don't expect any repayment back to you for doing it. 

300

What two governments are similar in that one ruler has unlimited power, the citizens have no voice, and no protected rights? 

Democracy, Absolute Monarchy, Constitutional Monarchy, or Dictatorship? 

What is an absolute monarchy and dictatorship? 

300

What is the extra information that you provide as evidence after the main idea called? 

What is the supporting details? 

300

Which statement best describes a democracy? 

A. The government has unlimited power.

B. Citizens actively participate in the government. 

C. Power is usually taken by force. 

D. A person is given inherited power to be passed down to the next ruler. 

What is B - citizens actively participate in the government?

300

Which one describes a government with limited power? 

Citizens have no control, the government has total control, a constitution protects the citizen's rights?

What is a constitution protects the citizen's rights is a characteristics of a government with limited power?

400

Which one of these is a better example of a public issue and why? 

A. Installing a traffic light at a busy intersection

B. Settling a boundary dispute between neighbors

C. A group of people working to clean up a park

What is A - because by putting that traffic light there the public is benefiting and it is helping all. It is an issue that all people can discuss and put their thoughts into. 

400
What best describes a government with unlimited power? 

A. There are restrictions on what the government can and can not do.

B. Citizens are subject to the government's absolute power by their leader. 

C. Citizens have supreme control and power. 

D. The government protects the rights of citizens. 

What is B - the citizens are in control by the government? 
400

What are two countries in the world that have democracies ? 

What is United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, and Spain? 

400

Before a citizen can actively participate in the community for the common good, they need to do what? 

What is they need to research about the public issue by looking at 2 sources of information? 

400

What determines the relationship between those in power and the citizens?  Which one of these? 

The government's structure, the government's popularity, the government's economic trading partners? 

What is the structure of the government because in these 3 types of governments have certain leaders that show more or less power? 

Economics has nothing to do about power and citizens. Popularity could lead to the relationship between citizens and government to be bad. 

500

What is a book published every year with important facts and information? 

What is an almanac? 

500

What are two resources you could get sources of information from? 

What is an almanac, map, trade books, magazines, newspapers, photographs, and websites? 

500

What is a main difference between a democracy and a dictatorship? 

What is in a democracy the people have the control over the government? What is in a dictatorship, one person has the main control over the government? 

500

Why is the Korean Peninsula area unique with the types of government? like monarchy, dictatorship, and democracy. Must be right to get the points. 

What is on the Korean Peninsula, North Korea is ran by a dictator and has a dictatorship whereas South Korea has a democracy where citizens have the power? 

500

How would you describe the power of the government (unlimited or limited) for a democracy, for a dictatorship, and for a monarchy? You must be right with a 3 to get the points. 

In a democracy, the power is limited. In the dictatorship, the power is unlimited. In the monarchy, the power is unlimited.