Types of Government Vocabulary

What do we call a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

What type of government is ruled by force? 

• Theocracy 
• Democarcy
• Dictatorship 
• Monarchy 

Who holds the power in a direct democracy?

• elected representatives
• eligible citizens
• the president
• judges 

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

• Theocracy 
• Democracy
• Dictatorship
• Anarchy

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

• monarchy
• democracy
• dictatorship

What do you call the types of government where one person is in charge?

• autocracy

• anarchy

• oligarchy

• democracy

In this type of government, each person votes on each issue and it works best for smaller numbers of people.

• dictatorchip

• representative democracy

• oligarchy

• direct democracy

There is no form of government and it is total chaos.

• oligarchy

• autocracy

• anarchy

• theocracy

A government that is ruled by God or a divine being.

• theocracy

• anarchy

• dictatorship

• monarchy

A King or Queen is the head of government.

• democracy

• theocracy

• oligarchy

• monarchy