Civics-9 Weeks Test Study Guide

What is a monarchy?

• a form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens lives

• a king or queen rules the country

• no on is in control

• everyone has a right to everything

What is a dictatorship?

• a king or queen rules the country

• a form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens' lives

• a government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority

• a contract between the government and the people

What is one country today that has a dictatorship?

• The U.S.

• Canada

• Brittain

• North Korea

What is a representative democracy?

• citizens get to elect representative to represent their rights and interests

• a small group of people make all of the decisions

• citizens are directly involved in the day-to-day activity in the government

• anarchy rules: no one is in charge

What is an oligarchy?

• a government in which one person has all the power

• a government where a king or queen have all the power

• a government where a small group of people have all the power

What is an example of an oligarchy?

• North Korea

• The U.S.

• Russia

• Junta

What is a theocracy?

• a government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority

• a form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens lives

• a government where citizens get to pick their representatives

• a government where a small group of people hold all of the power

What does the word anarchy mean?

• only a small group is in charge

• everyone is in charge

• No one is in charge

• only one man is in charge

What does "state of nature" mean?

• there is no government, everyone has a right to everything, and there is constant fighting

• humans revert back to one person being in charge

• democratic government

What is a social contract? (Hobbes)

• a contract between the people and the government, if the government doesn't protect them they can overthrow it

• a contract between the people and the government but the people can't overthrow it if they are not happy