Government Basics

What type of government has a king, queen or emperor with total power?

• Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Theocracy

What type of government takes various forms, but has only one person in charge, backed by a strong military?

• Autocracy

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

What is the name for the absence of government?

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Autocracy

• Anarchy

What type of government is run by a few, usually rich and powerful, people?

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

• Republic

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

• Republic

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

What type of government is usually run by a dictator?

• Democratic

• Republican

• Anarchist

• Totalitarian

What is NOT something a place must have in order to be a state?

• A flag

• People

• Laws

• A way of enforcing laws

Is Utah a state according to what we learned in class?

• Yes, because it fits all of the requirements

• No, because it misses several requirements

• No, because it misses one requirement

What is the definition of SOVEREIGNTY?

• Not having anyone or anything in authority above you

• Having your own government

• Making your own laws

• Being run by a dictator

Which of the following is NOT a way new territory can be obtained?

• By negotiation, through treaties

• in war

• through purchase

• through tradition