Types of Government

Who rules the country in a monarchy?

• a president

• a king or queen

• the people

• nobody

Which form of government uses religion as the basis for all of its decision making?

• monarchy

• anarchy

• democracy

• theocracy

One benefit of a dictatorship is that...

• people get to vote

• they often have low crime rates

• the leaders must do what the people want

• the leaders make decisions using religion

One negative feature of a representative democracy is that...

• people get to vote on every law

• no one is in control

• people might not like their leader(s)

• they rely on religion and may be old-fashioned

In a direct democracy, people...

• vote for laws

• follow the rules of the king/queen

• do not vote

• vote for people who will make laws for them

In a representative democracy, people...

• don't vote

• vote for laws

• vote for people who will make laws for them

• use religion to make decisions

The United States is an example of a...

• theocracy

• representative democracy

• dictatorship

• direct democracy

North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-un is an example of a...

• representative democracy

• anarchy

• dictatorship

• direct democracy

Someone who wants no laws and no leaders probably wants a(n)...

• monarchy

• anarchy

• dictatorship

• democracy

Direct democracy usually only works in...

• small areas

• religious countries

• populations with uneducated people

• areas with a king or a queen