Types of Government

In what type of monarchy does the monarch make ALL of the decisions for its people and the land.

• absolute

• constitutional

A dictatorship is most closely related to what other type of government

• direct democracy

• theocracy

• absolute monarchy

• representative democracy

Which type of government is set up in this order God, the leader, then the people

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• democracy

• theocracy

Which of the following would be considered a primary source

• encyclopedia

• eyewitness description

• biography

• movie

In which type of government would the leader NOT inherit power or be freely elected, rather they would use force to gain their position of power.

• dictatorship

• direct democracy

• constitutional monarchy

• theocracy

Which of the following would be a characteristic of a theocracy

• multiple political parties

• a written constitution

• direct elections

• enforcement of religious laws

Which of the following people would give you the best description of living in a dictatorship

• A high level official in the dictator's council

• prime minister of a country that is friends with the dictator

• a political prisoner recently put in jail by the dictator

• a historian

Someone who supports a democratic government would likely favor...

• a society where people freely elect their leaders

• special privileges for the rich

• rule of a king/queen

• single person control of the government

Which government is based on the idea of majority rule

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• democracy

• theocracy

In which form of government do people not vote on laws and have harsh laws brutally and violently enforced

• constitutional monarchy

• dictatorship

• democracy

• theocracy