Forms of Government

What type of government is being described? Fidel Castro held total authority over the citizens of Cuba and punished those who were against him.

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Dictatorship 

• Oligarchy

Which type of government do we have in the United States?

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

When the central government is run by a small group of people. 

• Autocracy 

• Democracy 

• Oligarchy 

• Parliamentary 

A type of government that is ran by representatives of the people is called a____.

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

What type of government has a king or queen that holds all the power?

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Direct Democracy

• Republic

Which of the following is a good example of a dictatorship?

• Great Britain

• Germany

• North Korea

• Canada

Self-appointed single person rules controlling all aspects of public life (example: freedom of speech) often through military force, intimidation

• Dictatorship

• Totalitarian

• Monarchy

• Liberty

Ruler, king/queen/emperor/empress, etc.), inherits power.  Rules by divine right- given power to rule by God.

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Republic

• Monarchy

People elect representatives to make laws/decisions for them, a government without a monarch.

• Anarchy

• Republic (Representative Democracy)

• Dictator

• Monarchy

Example: Ancient Greece; citizens gathered to make decisions for their city-states and voted directly on issues.

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Totalitarian

• Democracy