Practice Quiz: Forms of Government

What type of government gives the people direct power to make decisions?

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

What type of government gives power to a small group of wealthy people?

• Direct Democracy
• Communism
• Oligarchy
• Monarchy

What type of government gives power to a king or queen?

• Monarchy
• Confederal
• Communism
• Socialism

What type of government allows the government to totally control all property and industry?

• Socialism

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Federalism

Which type of government gives the government control of a lot of public services like transportation and health care?

• Communism
• Socialism
• Democracy
• Federalism

What type of government has one person in complete control?

• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Theocracy
• Autocracy

What type of government gives people the power to elect officials to make their decisions?

• Direct Democracy
• Representative Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Monarchy

Which form of government does the United States have?

• Oligarchy
• Communism
• Direct Democracy
• Representative Democracy

What is another name for Representative Democracy?

• Republic
• Democrat
• Stateship
• Commune

What do a monarchy and autocracy have in common?

• Single ruler
• Written Constitution
• Court System
• Legislature