Types of Government

What type of government is ruled by a king or queen?

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

What is an oligarchy?

• A form of government where people elect leaders to office

• A form of government where priests rule in the name of God or a god

• A form of government where a small group of people rule

• A form of government where one person rules with absolute power

Which type of government is ruled by one person with absolute power?

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

Direct democracy is where_________

• People elect leaders to act on their behalf

• All voters meet to discuss and vote on issues

• One person rules with absolute power

• A priest rules in the name of God or a god

Which type of government is ruled by a priest in the name of God or a god?

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Republic

A representative democracy is also known as__________

• An oligarchy

• A theocracy

• A republic

• A direct democracy