World History Political Vocabulary

A _________________ is a system of government in which all eligible citizens vote on representatives to pass laws for them. A perfect example is the U.S., where we elect a president and members of the Congress. We also elect local and state officials

• Autocracy

• Aristocracy

• Representative Democracy

• Theocracy

What form of government is ruled by the land-owning elites?

• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
•  Aristocracy
• Democracy

Communism is

• a system of government where commies live

• a system of government where one leader rules over the people

• a system of government where there is only one party and the State owns everything

• a system of government where the people chose the political party they like the best

A system of government in which one person reigns, usually a king or queen. The authority, or crown, and is generally inherited

• dictatorship
• oligarchy
• theocracy
• monarchy

a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives.

• Oligarchy

• republic

• monarchy

• anarchy

the state holds total authority over the society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life wherever possible

• oligarchy
• dictatorship
• monarchy
• totalitarianism

Every citizen votes on every issue

• representative democracy
• indirect democracy
• direct democracy
• inverse democracy

What type of government is based on the power of religious authority?

• Theocracy
• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Junta

Which government type exists where there are actually no existing government structures or laws in society. People live under absolute freedom. 

• Autocracy
• Anarchy
• Theocracy
• Hinduism

Power is not inherited, but usually taken by force. A leader has absolute power.

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Republic

• Dictatorship

• Absolute Monarchy