Government Types

What type of government is based on the power of religious authority?

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Junta

Which government type occurs when a military group overthrows the standing government and puts themselves in power instead?

• Dictatorship
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Junta

Which government type allows citizens to vote for officials to represent them in government?

• Direct Democracy

• Judicial System

• Representative Democracy

• Executive Branch

An autocracy is a government type where:

• Only one person holds all of the power within a country
• The rule of law in a country is based on the Word of God and Religious Texts
• People vote to create laws and policies
• There is no government structure

What type of government is ruled by the people? 

• Autocracy
• Democracy
• Oligarchy

What type of government is ruled by a small group of people? 

• Autocracy
• Democracy
• Oligarchy

What type of democracy is ruled by all citizens being active in day to day decisions of the government? 

• Republic
• Direct
• Totalitarian

Saudi Arabia has a king and power is passed along family lines. What kind of government type is in place?

• Monarchy
• Anarchy
• Democracy
• Theocracy

What type of government is ruled by one person?

• Autocracy
• Democracy
• Oligarchy

Iran is lead by religious leaders in the name of a god. What kind of government type is in place?

• Monarchy
• Anarchy
• Democracy
• Theocracy