Types of Government Quiz

America has what type of government?

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Tribal Rule

• Democracy

A government is the ruling authority for a community that makes and carries out laws for those living in a community

• True

• False

Choose the correct type of government: All citizens participate in government by voting for everything. They can even create public policy.

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Anarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

A form of government where rulers gain their power through heredity (their parents were rulers too). England is the best example of this today

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

Raul Castro is the leader of Cuba. Cuba's government has absolute control over the lives of their citizens. People are often jailed or even killed for voicing negative opinions about the government. This is an example of a:

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

Oligarchy is rule by:

• One

• All

• Few

• None

Military strength or Military Junta is considered a/an

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Aristocracy

• Theocracy

A Theocracy is when

• People are ruled by a god or higher power and usually has a holy book that guides the law

• A military force has taken over and governs the people with a leader called a dictator

• The people elect a representative to vote on laws

• None of the above

No government at all is called

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

Which would be better in a large country?

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy