Unit 1 22-23

Name the form of government in which one person has all the power.

• Democracy

• Anarchy

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

In a ________________ the king or queen holds all the power

• democracy

• oligarchy

• monarchy

• anarchy

A _________ is a form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens lives.

• democracy

• anarchy

• oligarchy

• dictatorship

Which form of government can coexist with a monarchy?

• theocracy

• anarchy

• oligarchy

• forbeship

A monarchy can be like a ______ or it can be limited by a constitution and be part of a democracy.

• democracy

• anarchy

• oligarchy

• dictatorship

What are the two fundamental types of democracies?

• direct and representative

• absolute and direct

• representative and indirect

• republic and representative

A direct democracy exists when

• the will of the people is translated by representatives into law directly by the people themselves

• the will of the people is translated by the executive into law

• the will of the people is translated into law directly by the people themselves

• none of the above

Elected leaders or representatives do the day to day work of governing the country; they consider the issues, work to find solutions and pass laws and do all of the other things necessary to keep the country going. Citizens hold the ultimate power though, because if they don’t like what the representatives are doing, they can vote in a new one.

What form of government is described above?

• direct democracy

• autocracy

• dictatorship

• representative

What is the form of government that is a Greek word meaning "rule by a few"?

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

• dictatorship

• republic

Traditionally in an oligarchy only a certain group has political power, what might this group have in common?

• members of the same political party

• one social class

• one race

• all of the above