Types of Government

What type of government is it if the leader inherits his/her position?

• democracy

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

What type of government is it if the ruler takes over by force?

• democracy

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

Who makes important decisions in an oligarchy?

• king

• senators

• citizens

• small group of powerful leaders

What type of government has a king or queen that holds all of the country's power.

• limited monarchy

• absolute monarchy

• Communism

• empire

What type of government has a king or queen whose powers are limited by a constitution?

• democracy

• absolute monarchy

• limited monarchy

• dictatorship

What type of government allows the citizens to vote in elections for its leaders?

• democracy

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

Which type of democracy is described:

Citizens participate in decision making through voting on issues on a daily basis.

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy (Republic)

Which type of democracy is described:

Citizens vote on representatives who then participate in making governmental decisions and passing laws.

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy (Republic)

Which type of government exists under a religious doctrine?

• theocracy

• anarchy

• oligarchy

• democracy

When there is an absence of governmental organization, and the people are left to their own, this is known as a(n):

• oligarchy

• democracy

• dictatorship

• anarchy