Types of Government Vocabulary

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What do we call a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution?

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Oligarchy

Front

What type of government is ruled by force?

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Dictatorship

Front

Who holds the power in a direct democracy? Options: elected representatives, eligible citizens, the president, judges

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eligible citizens

Front

Which government's source of power rests in a religious text or ruler? Options: Theocracy, Democracy, Dictatorship, Anarchy

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Theocracy

Front

Which type of government do we have in the United States? Options: monarchy, direct democracy, dictatorship, indirect democracy (representative)

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indirect democracy (representative)

Front

What do you call the types of government where one person is in charge?

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autocracy

Front

In this type of government, each person votes on each issue and it works best for smaller numbers of people.

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direct democracy

Front

Government where a strong central government rules over smaller, local governments that have little authority/ sovereignty.

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Federal

Front

The theory that government began because god(s) chose the ruling party to rule over the common-folk.

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Divine-Right Theory

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A King or Queen is the head of government.

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monarchy