Types of Government

In order to have a government, there must be a source of power.

• True 
• False 

Who makes most of the important governmental decisions in an autocracy?

• the ruler
• the people
• the court system
• the elected legislature

Who makes most of the important governmental decisions in an oligarchy?

• the king
• the people
• the legislature
• small group of powerful rulers

Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or an oligarchy?

• kings are always poor rulers
• the voters get to choose people that make the laws
• a small group of people is in charge instead of one
• representavies elect themselves to lead the citizens 

What type of government is ruled by force? 

• Theocracy 
• Democarcy
• Dictatorship 
• Monarchy 

What of the following governments lack a source of power?

• Democracy 
• Dictatorship 
• Anarchy 
• Monarchy

What do both a monarchy and dictatorship have in common?

• they both give power to the citizens 
• they are both an autocracy 
• they are both a democracy 
• they are both an anarchy 

Who holds the power in a direct democracy?

• elected representatives
• eligible citizens
• the president
• judges 

Which government's source of power rests in a religious text or ruler?

• Theocracy 
• Democracy
• Dictatorship
• Anarchy

The citizens in the U.S. choose leaders to make decisions on our behalf. Which type of government does the U.S. have?

• Democracy

• Anarchy

• Oligarchy

• Republic