Ancient Greece Government Reassessment

Which of the following best describes the difference between a king and a tyrant?

• A king is elected, but a tyrant seizes power.
• A king is elected, but a tyrant inherits power.
• A king inherits power, but a tyrant seizes it.
• A king leads the assembly, but a tyrant disbands it.

A(n)  ____ is one of several people who rule a country or empire together, sharing the power.

• assembly
• oligarch
• citizen
• tyrnat

What type of government does the following list describe?    There is one ruler.  The ruler usually inherited power.  The ruler passed on leadership to his son.

• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Tyranny

A(n) _____ is a member of a democracy, who has certain rights and responsibilities.

• tyrant
• assembly
• arisocrat
• citizen

A government where ALL citizens participate directly in their government

• direct democracy

• people's democracy

• indirect democracy

• representative democracy

The type of democracy we have here in the United States since we elect officials to represent us in the government

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• people's democracy

• executive democracy

Who belongs to the council of the aristocrats

• rich men who owned land
• merchants who traded
• soldiers
• popular leaders who supported the poor