Chapter 2 Study Guide

In a __________, a king or queen rules the country.

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

A __________ is a form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens’ lives.

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

• Anarchy

In a __________, a small group of people has all the power.

• Representative Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Monarchy

In the Declaration of Independence, what rights do all men have?

• Freedom of speech

• Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

• Freedom, rights and voting

• Bill of Rights

According to the Declaration of Independence, what has the king imposed without the consent of the colonies?

• Taxes

• Laws

• Soldiers

• History

According to the Declaration of Independence, who institutes, or creates government?

• The monarch

• The people

• The government

• The leader

Why didn’t the Articles of Confederation work?

• The King did not agree to it

• The states did not have enough power

• The national government was too weak

• Britain did not understand the colonists.

What type of government was created at the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

• A confederation

• A federalist government

• One house Parliament

• Direct democracy

North Korea - One man leads North Korea and controls its government. He also controls its ruling political party. The ruling party chooses candidates for an Assembly, and the citizens vote. The candidates have no opponents, so the citizens have no choices.

What type of government does North Korea have?

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

Who would say this? “The Constitution says federal laws are ‘the supreme law of the land’, so the federal government could just take complete control.

• Federalist

• Anti-Federalist