Government Terms & SS Vocabulary Review

A King or Queen has complete authority

• Oligarchy

• Absolute Monarch

• Constitutional Monarchy

• none of these

The King or Queen is a figurehead and has few or limited powers. Elected officials run the government.

• Monarchy

• Absolute Monarch

• Constitutional Monarchy

• none of these

A form of government with a King or a Queen is called a monarchy.

• False

• True

A system of government where the central government retains the power. Few, if any, duties are shared with the state/provincial and local government.

• Unitary

• Federal

• Confederation

• none of these

A system of government where the central/national government shares power with state/provincial and local governments.

• Unitary

• Federal

• Confederation

• none of these

A loose alliance of countries or other political units

• Unitary

• Federal

• Confederation

• none of these

Religious laws and religious leaders are supreme.

• Theocracy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Communism

One person holds power. Often a dictator

• Theocracy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Communism

A country where the government has strong control over the economy and society as a whole.

• Theocracy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Communism

Power rests with a small group of people and citizen participation is limited to the ruling group.

• Theocracy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Communism