Government Types

Power is not inherited, but usually taken by force. A leader has absolute power.

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Republic

• Dictatorship

• Absolute Monarchy

Which type of government do the people have the most control?

• dictatorship

• monarchy

• democracy

• theocracy

If a leader inherits their position, you know right away it is a __________________.

• monarchy

• democracy

• dictatorship

• theocracy

Which type of government do we have in the United States?

• monarchy

• democracy

• dictatorship

• theocracy

If the citizens have a say in who their leader is, which type of government is it?

• monarchy

• democracy

• dictatorship

• theocracy

Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or an oligarchy?

• kings are always poor rulers
• the voters get to choose people that make the laws
• a small group of people is in charge instead of one
• representavies elect themselves to lead the citizens 

Which government's source of power rests in a religious text or ruler?

• Theocracy 
• Democracy
• Dictatorship
• Anarchy

The citizens in the U.S. choose leaders to make decisions on our behalf. Which type of government does the U.S. have?

• Direct Democracy
• United Democracy
• Republic Democracy
• Representative Democracy

A system of government in which government is based on a set of religious beliefs.

• feudalism

• oligarchy

• theocracy

• anarchy

Some nations in the Middle East have Islam as the state religion. Their citizens must practice this religion. What kind of government do these nations have? 

• a monarchy 
• a theocracy
• a dictatorship
• an oligarchy