Forms of Government

Rule of 1 in a government is

• oligarchy

• autocracy

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

If you are living in a country with a king or Queen, your government is a

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• democracy

• oligarchy

Check all the things that occur in an autocracy

• the people are given a voice in the government

• You can be jailed for speaking your opinion

• the leader can make any law or rule that they want

• the people vote for the leader

Oligarchy is a rule of

• a king or queen

• one

• a few wealthy elite

• the people

Who is this?

• Winston Churchill

• Vladmir Putin

• Joseph Stalin

• Kim Jong Un

Brazil is led by a president who is elected by the citizens. Citizens in Brazil elect a new president every four years. Citizens also elect representatives to serve in two different legislative bodies.

• this is an autocracy

• this is a democracy

• this is an oligarchy

• this is a monarchy

One man leads North Korea and controls its government. He also controls its ruling political party. The ruling party chooses candidates for an Assembly, and citizens vote. The candidates do not have opponents, so citizens have no choices.

• this is a democracy

• this is an oligarchy

• this is a monarchy

• this is an autocracy

In every democracy

• elections must happen every year

• the people must vote

• you must have a President

• you must have a dictator

In what type of government do the people vote for every single law or bill?

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

What type of Democracy works best in a large country that has a big population?

• Representative Democracy

• Open Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Single Democracy