Forms of Government

When there are no leaders or government of any kind, what is that called?

• Autocracy

• Anarchy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

What is it called when one person is in charge of the government?

(a)  

What are the two forms of Autocracy?

• Oligarchy and Dictatorship

• Monarchy and Democracy

• Direct and Representative

• Monarchy and Dictatorship

What is a Dictatorship?

• When one person has absolute control over all citizen's lives.

• When a king or queen is in charge.

• When everyone holds political power.

• When people elect a representative into government.

When a king or queen is in charge of the government, what form of government is being practiced?

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

• Anarchy

How does a King/Queen get their power?

• By being elected by the people.

• Through their bloodline or royal lineage.

• By rising up and seizing all the power for themselves.

• By forming a small group of people to be in charge with them.

Which selection listed below describes Peru under President Alberto Fujimori after he suspended the Constitution and seized complete political power for himself?

• A Monarchy

• A Representative Democracy

• A Dictatorship

• An Oligarchy

What is it called when only a small group of people are in charge of the government?

• An Autocracy

• Anarchy

• A Democracy

• An Oligarchy

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, many would argue that Russia has been ruled by an oligarchy, characterized by power being held by which of the following?

• A President

• A Dictator

• A small group of wealthy people

• A single monarch

What is the form of government when all people hold some sort of political power?

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Communism

• Monarchy