Types of Government Review

A government ruled by a small group of rich people. 

• Theocracy
• Oligarchy
• Republic
• Communism

A government ruled by religious leaders or has laws based on religion. 

• Absolute Monarchy
• Traditional Monarchy
• Democracy
• Theocracy

Government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others.

• Monarchy
• Autocracy
• Oligarchy
• Pewtarchy

What type of government is ruled by force? 

• Theocracy 
• Democarcy
• Dictatorship 
• Monarchy 

What is a federal system?

• A system of government in which power is divided between a national government and regional governments
• A system in which a country is governed as a single entity
• A system in which most governing power rests with the states while the national government is weak

What system of government do we utilize in the United States?

• Federal System
• Confederal System
• Unitary System

A form of government in which citizens choose representatives through free and fair elections to make decisions on their behalf.

• Representative Democracy
• Federalism
• Unitary System
• Direct Democracy

Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or an oligarchy?

• kings are always poor rulers
• the voters get to choose people that make the laws
• all of the power stays in the hands of the local government
• the voters in democratic countries always choose the best qualified leaders that always do a good job

A government ruled by a king or queen.

• Monarchy
• Dictatorship
• Democracy 

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

• democracy

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy