Government Pre-Assessment

The people elect officials to a legislature. The legislature passes laws. What type of government is this?

• direct democracy

• dictatorship

• representative democracy

• fascism

 People elect representatives to make laws/decisions for them, a government without a monarch.

• Anarchy
• Republic
• Dictator
• Monarchy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Example: United States; citizens vote for representatives on local, state and national levels who make laws.

• Monarchy
• Anarchy
• Theocracy
• Republic

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Government which controls every aspect of public and private life. 

• Republic
• Totalitarian
• Theocracy
• Democracy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

 Self-appointed single person/group rules controlling all aspects of public life (example: freedom of speech) often through military force, intimidation

• Dictatorship
• Totalitarian
• Monarchy
• Liberty

What type of government has a king or queen that holds all the power?

• Monarchy
• Dictatorship
• Direct Democracy
• Republic

Which of the following is a good example of a dictatorship?

• Great Britain
• Germany
• North Korea
• Canada

God and religious law are the government's authority.

• Anarchy
• Oligarchy
• Direct Democracy
• Theocracy

People do not answer to any leader or govenment.

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

• Tyranny

• Monarchy

One person who overthrew the elected president several years ago now controls the government. No elections have been held since then, and there are no plans for an election in the near future. Identify the form of government.

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• constitutional monarchy

• dictatorship