Which feature is a characteristic of a democracy? Government leaders have limited powers.
Citizens risk punishment if they criticize government leaders.
Government leaders often change the constitution.
Leaders retain power through a tradition of allegiance.


Question 2
6.GOV. RS.10

Compare and contrast a dictatorship and a monarchy. Include at least one way these types of government are alike and at least one way these types of government differ.
Answer in paragraph form.

Question 3
6.GOV. RS.10

Select two statements that accurately describe a theocracy.
In every theocracy, religious leaders have unlimited powers.
Religious leaders hold some form of governmental power in a theocracy.
A theocracy cannot also be a democracy.
A theocracy can also be a monarchy.
In a theocracy, citizens will always have the most rights.

Answer 1:

Answer 2:
Question 4
6.GOV. RS.10

List two rights that may be denied in a dictatorship. Explain how these rights may be protected in a democracy.

Answer in paragraph form.

Question 5
6.GOV. RS.10

Which of the following types of government may provide the most rights to the people? Choose one from democracy, monarchy, dictatorship, or theocracy. Include at least two specific examples to support your answer.

Answer in paragraph form.

Question 6
6.GOV. RS.10

Which of the following types of government may provide the least rights to the people? Choose one from democracy, monarchy, dictatorship, or theocracy. Include at least two specific examples to support your answer.

Answer in paragraph form.

Question 7
6.GOV. RS.10

Explain how a democracy, monarchy, or dictatorship may also be a theocracy. Be sure to cite at least one modern-day government as an example.

Answer in paragraph form.

Question 8
6.G. HS.7

Many different factors influence the movement of people in the Eastern Hemisphere.

Label the types of factors that influence the movement of people in each situation. Place the correct factor into the blank box next to each situation. You do not need to use all the factors.

Factors to choose from: economic, environmental, social, political

Situations Factors
A dictator has taken power and begun to limit the rights of citizens including the right to vote.
A tsunami caused flooding in a coastal town, destroying homes and businesses.
The opening of a new trade route has resulted in more jobs in a region that was once largely unpopulated.
Members of a particular religion are shunned by their community and find it difficult to find work.
Question 9
6.G. HS.7

Complete the table as instructed below. Respond to each prompt in at least one complete sentence.

List one environmental factor that might cause people to migrate (move).
List one political factor that might cause people to migrate (move).
List one social factor that might cause people to migrate (move).
List one economic factor that might cause people to migrate (move).
Question 10
6.G. HS.7

Which of the following is an economic factor that might impact migration?

An increasing number of severe storms each year have forced people to move away from the beach.
A new irrigation method has allowed land that could previously not be farmed to become fertile. As a result, there are new jobs in a community.
Religious leaders call for a ban on admitting people of a different religion into the country.
Political leaders open a new path to citizenship for immigrants.