Governments

 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

Ruler, king/queen/emperor/empress, etc.), inherits power.  Rules by divine right- given power to rule by God.

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Republic

• Monarchy

If a leader inherits their position, you know right away it is a  __________________.

• monarchy

• democracy

• dictatorship

Which type of government is being described?
It was Coronation Day! The country had just been through the great sadness of the queen being killed in a terrible car accident. The country was in complete shock that the queen was no longer with us! The ceremony to transfer the queen's title to Princess Olivia was scheduled to start in half an hour! The previously saddened country was now buzzing with excitement once again!

• democracy

• dictatorship

• monarchy

If the citizens have a say in who their leader is, which type of government is it?

• monarchy

• democracy

• dictatorship

The people have the power

• Unitary

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

What does no government mean the people do not believe in government

• Republic

• Communist

• Anarchy

• Capitalist

In Iran only a select few citizens  participate in the election of their leader. Which type of citizen participation takes place in Iran?

• Democractic

• Autocratic

• Monocracy

• Oligarchy

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

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Parliamentary

Rule by a religious leader

• democracy

• representative

• theocracy

• oligarchy