Javan Smith

4-ARTS
EPYHS
7th May, 2021

Social Studies Quiz: Government

From the
word bank below choose the most appropriate.

Hung parliament                       Constituency                 Democracy            Ballot paper

Manifesto                                Electorate                                 Government   Voters List

Franchise                                 Gerrymandering             Constitution         Authoritarian

1.The Government includes all these legal and political institutions which regulate the
activities of the members of a society.

2. Democracy is government by the people and for the people.

3. All those qualified and are registered to vote in an election are referred to as
Electorate.

4. The Franchise is the right of an individual to vote upon reaching the age of 18.

5. Both parties won an equal number of seats in an election. This is referred to as

Hung Parliament.

6. Under this system the boundaries of a constituency may be fixed in order to give
another party advantage over the other. Gerrymandering

7. The Constitution contains the most important laws that governs the citizens.
8. A published declaration of the intentions of a political party is best defined as a
Manifesto

9. A Constituency is a body of voters in a specific geographical area.

10. An Authoritarian government is defined all political decisions are made by an

individual or a small group without the consent of the citizens or other members of
government.

SECTION
II: Write T for True or F for False

1.T the right to vote is a privilege granted by law to citizens over the age of 18.

2. F In an authoritarian government the citizens can form competing political parties.

3. T FPPS encourages gerrymandering.

4. F Every 3 years, citizens vote for a new political party in Belize.

5. T Under FPPS the candidate who gains the majority of the votes in a constituency
wins the election in that constituency.

6. F Barbados uses the PR electoral system to elect its government.

7. F The FPPS is more likely to produce a multi-party government.

8. T The FPPS favors independent candidates who are outside of the party system.

9. T In the PR system voters vote for a party and not a candidate.

10. F gerrymandering aims to frustrate a particular candidate and political party.