Forms and Systems of Government

Which form of government has one ruler with unlimited power? 

• socialism 
• oligarchy 
• democracy 
• autocracy 

Which system of government will you find shared power between state and central government? 

• democracy 
• monarchy 
• federal
• unitary 

The United States of America has which form and system of government? 

• communism and unitary 
• socialism and parlimentary 
• representative democracy and federal 
• direct democracy and confederal 

Where is power centered in a unitary system? 

• central government
• military 
• state government 
• dictator 

What type of government is described here: People elect a legislature, the Executive is elected by the legislature. 
Which type of government is this? 

• Unitary Government 
• Parliamentary Government 
• Federal Government 
• Confederal Government 

The headline pictured here would be part of which type of government? 

• direct democracy 
• absolute monarchy 
• representative democracy 
• autocracy 

What do communism and socialism have in common? 

• each has one leader with unlimited power
• each has a small group in power
• governments directly influence the economy 
• governments that are formed by constitution 

1.  What is the difference between an absolute monarchy and a constitutional monarchy? (3.1)

• a.  In a constitutional monarchy, the people vote on the king or queen.
• a.  In a constitutional monarchy, the king or queen are mostly ceremonial as they don’t really hold any power
• a.  In an absolute monarchy, the king writes the constitution not the people
• a.  A constitutional monarchy has no king or queen

1.  In an ancient kingdom, the people were tired of being treated badly by their king. The people of each village got together and chose chiefs to represent them and bring their complaints to the king. What kind of government did the villagers demonstrate by their actions? (3.1)

• a.  autocracy
• a.  direct democracy
• a.  monarchy
• a.  representative democracy/republic

1.  In which form of government do the citizens make the decisions on all policies for the government? (3.1)

• a.  representative democracy
• a.  constitutional monarchy 
• a.  direct democracy
• a.  Oligarchy