Government

What type of government does the following list describe?    There is one ruler.  The ruler usually inherited power.  The ruler passed on leadership to his son.

• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Tyranny

How did tyrants sometimes lose power?

• They died of old age or illness.
• They were replaced by stronger individuals.
• They were overthrown by the people.
• They were voted out of office. 

How were laws developed in a monarchy?

• The Assembly voted on them.
• The king made them.
• The aristocrats made them.
• There were no laws in a monarchy

Which of the following best describes the difference between a king and a tyrant?

• A king is elected, but a tyrant seizes power.
• A king is elected, but a tyrant inherits power.
• A king inherits power, but a tyrant seizes it.
• A king leads the assembly, but a tyrant disbands it.

A(n)  _____  is a person who seizes power illegally, usually by force.

• Monarch
• Assembly
• Tyrant
• Aristocrat

A(n)  ____ is a single ruler, such as a king, queen, or emperor, who holds all the power in a country or empire.

• monarch
• citizen
• tyrant
• oligarch

A(n) _____ is a member of a democracy, who has certain rights and responsibilities.

• tyrant
• assembly
• arisocrat
• citizen

The word democracy means:

• rule of one
• rule by few
• rule by the people
• rule by the wealthy

In a direct democracy, decisions are voted on by 

• elected representatives
• eligible citizens
• the president
• appointed judges

The form of democracy in which voters choose representatives to act in their interests is known as

• an oligarchy
• an aristocracy
• a free democracy
• a representative democracy