Systems and Forms of Government

An absolute monarchy is what form of government?

• democracy

• parliamentary

• autocracy

• confederal

Anarchy is...

• a form of autocracy

• lack of government

• a form of democracy

• a government with poor leadership.

an economic system in which the government owns the primary means of production

• republic

• autocracy

• parliamentary

• socialism

You would define a republic or representative democracy as...

• a form of government in which the power to govern lies directly in the hands of the people rather than through elected representatives

• a form of government headed by a king or queen who inherits the position, rules for life, and holds power that can range anywhere between limited to absolute

• a system of government in which the people elect representatives to make policies and laws for them

• a form of autocracy where a military leader becomes the leader of a country often through violent means

a form of government in which a small group has total control and power

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

• democracy

• autocracy

What is communism?

• a form of autocracy where a person becomes the sole leader of a country by being born into a family of rulers

• a form of government headed by a king or queen who inherits the position, rules for life, and holds power that can range anywhere between limited to absolute

• a form of government in which a single ruling party owns and controls all production and distribution of goods, and in which no private ownership is allowed

a system of government in which political power resides with the people

• democracy

• communism

• oligarchy

• autocracy

a form of government in which the power to govern lies directly in the hands of the people rather than through elected representatives

• republic

• direct democracy

• communism

• constitutional monarchy

a monarchy is...

• a form of government in which a small group has total control and power

• a form of government in which the power to govern lies directly in the hands of the people rather than through elected representatives

• a form of government in which a single ruling party owns and controls all production and distribution of goods, and in which no private ownership is allowed

• a form of government headed by a king or queen who inherits the position, rules for life, and holds power that can range anywhere between limited to absolute

a form of autocracy where a military leader becomes the leader of a country often through violent means

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

• republic

• socialism