Types of Government

Which type of government is being described?
It was Coronation Day! The country had just been through the great sadness of the queen being killed in a terrible car accident. The country was in complete shock that the queen was no longer with us! The ceremony to transfer the queen's title to Princess Olivia was scheduled to start in half an hour! The previously saddened country was now buzzing with excitement once again!

• democracy
• dictatorship
• monarchy

Which government is being described?
This Disney animated feature follows the adventures of the young lion Simba, the heir to the throne of his father, Mufasa. Simba's wicked uncle, Scar, plots to take Mufasa's throne by luring father and son into a stampede of wildebeests. But Simba escapes, and only Mufasa is killed. Simba returns as an adult  to take back his homeland and rightful place as king from Scar with the help of his friends Timon  and Pumbaa.

• democracy
• dictaroship
• monarchy

Who makes most of the important governmental decisions in an oligarchy?

• the king
• the people
• the legislature
• small group of powerful rulers

Analyze the political cartoon above. What does the cartoon infer (conclude from the evidence rather than the statements) about the government of Iran?

• Even though the nation of Iran tries to act like a democracy, they are truly a theocracy.

• Even though the nation of Iran tries to act like a theocracy, they truly are a democracy.

• The Nation of Iran is often times labeled as a democracy or a theocracy, but it is truly a monarchy.

• The nation of Iran is often times labeled as a democracy or a theocracy, but it is truly a dictatorship.

You are a member of a small group of extremely wealthy (rich) people in a country. Because of your wealth, you and the other members of the group have a lot of political power. This power allows you and all the other members of the group to make the major decisions for the country, giving you control of the country. What type of political system is this?

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• democracy

• oligarchy

The government is built upon the ideas of a particular religion.

• Absolute Monarchy

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

a government leader who has almost total power over the entire country

• Anarchy

• Dictatorship

• Direct Democracy

• Democracy

One leader who takes power and controls by force. Makes all decisions.

• Absolute Monarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Autocracy

• Totalitarianism

When people VOTE to elect other people to make decisions for them about laws etc.

• Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Representative Democracy (republic)

When people VOTE and actually create the laws and run the government themselves.

• Dicatorship

• Representative Democracy (republic)

• Democray

• Direct Democracy