Grade 10 Social Studies: Concept of Government
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What is the main purpose of a government in a society?

  • To enforce laws and legislation
  • To manage and regulate conflicting goals and interests (correct)
  • To promote norms and mores
  • To appoint governors-general
  • What was the situation in CARICOM member states before they gained independence?

  • They were subject to British rule (correct)
  • They were independent nations
  • They had their own government systems
  • They had a presidential system of government
  • What type of government system did the Caribbean countries initially choose after gaining independence?

  • Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system (correct)
  • Federal system
  • Authoritarian regime
  • Presidential system
  • What is the role of governors-general in CARICOM member states?

    <p>Ceremonial and symbolic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who serves as the head of state in CARICOM member states?

    <p>The queen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of administration was a crown colony under the British Empire?

    <p>A type of administration where the colony gave up its elected assembly and right to self-government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between a monarchy and a constitutional monarchy?

    <p>The relationship of the monarch to the law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the governor-general in a constitutional monarchy?

    <p>To act as a symbolic representative of the monarch with limited constitutional powers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the model of government used in the UK and followed by the countries in the Commonwealth Caribbean?

    <p>The Westminster Model</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the exception to the countries in the Commonwealth Caribbean that follow the Westminster model?

    <p>Guyana</p> Signup and view all the answers

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