Civics Unit 2 - Forms of Government

When states that are normally independent come together for a specific reason of common interest, the form a...

• anarchy

• communism

• confederation

• monarchy

In a(n) _, the citizens themselves make the decisions themselves.

• anarchy

• direct democracy

• parliamentary democracy

• republic

In a _, the citizens elect people to serve in a legislature and make decisions for them.

• autocracy

• dictatorship

• direct democracy

• parliamentary democracy

In a(n) _, the government is ruled by a small group of powerful people.

• anarchy

• confederation

• oligarchy

• republic

When there is no government and there is disorder, you have a(n)...

• anarchy

• autocracy

• dictatorship

• monarchy

A representative government ruling by the "consent of the governed" is...

• communism

• confederation

• direct democracy

• republic

A government that is headed by a king or queen who will be succeeded by another family member is called a(n)...

• communism

• confederation

• monarchy

• oligarchy

An economic system in which the government owns the nation's property is called...

• anarchy

• communism

• dictatorship

• monarchy

An authoritarian government which has unlimited power is called...

• autocracy

• communism

• confederation

• republic

A government with one leader to takes absolute power over the nation by force is a(n)...

• anarchy

• dictatorship

• monarchy

• parliamentary democracy