TYPES OF GOVERNMENT (Civics formative)

The MOST essential feature of representative democratic government is

• a bicameral legislature

• a free and open election process

• a written constitution

• separate branches of government

You are listening to a news report about a foreign government that often uses scare tactics and censors the media. The government seems to have unlimited control over people's lives.

Which of the following forms of government is it MOST LIKELY to be?

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

Saudi Arabia is led by a king. The king appoints a Council of Ministers to help govern, but there are no elections. Saudi Arabia’s Basic Law states that the country’s constitution is the Islamic holy book the Qur’an and other religious traditions. Which government systems BEST fit Saudi Arabia? [select 2 answers]

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

Which quotation is MOST LIKELY made by an absolute monarch?

• "The government that governs best, governs least."

• "The government must be based on a sound constitution."

• "It is the parliament that makes and enforces all the laws."

• "It is the king that makes and enforces all the laws"

What are the BEST characteristics of a constitutional monarchy? {hint: 2 answers are correct}

• is a unlimited government

• is a limited government

• king or queen exist is the sole decision maker

• govern by following only religious beliefs

• king or queen exist with limits on decision making