Government

Under which system of government do citizens participate by voting on issues directly?

• monarchy
• direct democracy
• representative democracy
• dictatorship

The first constitutional government was in 2300 BC in Mesopotamia which is now

• Iran
• Iraq
• Saudi Arabia
• China

Which country is the only country that has a direct democracy?

• United States
• United Kingdom
• Saudi Arabia
• Switzerland

If the citizens in a country have few or no rights and the ruler of the country does not have to follow the laws, what two types of government could this country have?

• dictatorship and representative democracy
• absolute monarchy and dictatorship
• constitutional monarchy and democracy
• direct democracy and dictatorship

In which form of government do citizens have the right to run for office, to criticize the actions of government officials, and to elect the leader?

• representative democracy
• direct monarchy
• dictatorship
• absolute monarchy

Which of these was an example of democracy?

• Ancient Egypt in 3150 BC
• Ancient Greece in 430 BCE
• Julius Caesar and the Roman Empire
• Saddam Hussein in Iraq

Which country would be considered a constitutional monarchy?

• United States
• France
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom

The leader of a country gained his power when his mother, the leader of the country, died and he took her place. This country’s type of government is most likely a:

• dictatorship
• monarchy
• democracy
• theocracy

How is a dictatorship different from a democracy?

• in a dictatorship, individuals have no few or no rights.
• in a dictatorship, there are only rich people.
• in a dictatorship, people always trust their leader
• in a dictatorship, people are encouraged to have different ideas than the dictator’s.

A government in which a single ruler or group attains and holds absolute power through force is called a 

• democracy
• dictatorship
• monarchy
• theocracy