Types of Government Review Game

In order to have a government, there must be a source of power.

• True 
• False 

Ruler, king/queen/emperor/empress, etc.) is in power. Usually runs in the family (example: power transfers from father to son).

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

People elect representatives to make laws/decisions for them

• Anarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Dictator

• Monarchy

A government ruled by a small group of people

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

Rule by a religious leader or religious principles

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• theocracy

• oligarchy

Nobody is in control

• theocracy

• anarchy

• monarchy

• direct democracy

There is one person in power

• dictatorship

• direct democracy

• theocracy

• oligarchy

Citizens are directly voting/participating in the government everyday

• dictatorship

• theocracy

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

Iraq has one leader who has not been elected.

• anarchy

• dictatorship

• direct democracy

• oligarchy

India has a government where there are elections. All eligible voters have a right to pick their leader.

• dictatorship

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• theocracy