Citizenship and Government Pop Quiz

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

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Parliamentary

In which type of government do a few people make decisions for the majority of people?

• monarchy

• direct democracy

• communism

• representative democracy

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

• Monarchy
• Democracy
• Dictatorship

A government where a God or divine ones are given the status of supreme ruler?
(Examples: The Vatican, Egyptians, etc..)

• Democracy
• Dictatorship
• Monarchy
• Theocracy

Example: Modern day – England – ruler is a symbolic head of state with elected members of Parliament who govern.

• Constitutional Monarchy
• President
• Dictator
• Republic

What type of government is ruled by force? 

• Theocracy 
• Democarcy
• Dictatorship 
• Monarchy 

People elect representatives to make laws/decisions for them, a government without a monarch. 4 characteristics of this type of government are secret ballots elections, voting public that is informed on political platforms and issues, scheduled elections and fair and equal representation.

• Anarchy

• Republic

• Dictator

• Monarchy

Government which controls every aspect of public and private life such as censorship of the media, one political party, propaganda, and people have little to no say so.

• Republic

• Totalitarian/unlimited

• Theocracy

• Democracy

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

• Monarchy
• Republic
• Totalitarian
• Democracy

Example: United States; citizens vote for representatives on local, state and national levels who make laws. The people elect representatives to make decisions for them. There is a constitution that protects the people and limits the power of the government. Their President or Prime Minister is elected as the head of state and their are term limits of how long in office.

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

• Theocracy

• Republic