Types of Government

What is a government that is led by a king or queen?

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

• Democracy

• Theocracy

What type of government is formed when:

a person takes control of a country, often by force, and then rules with absolute power?

• Representative Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Direct Democracy

• Anarchy

What is the absence of government where nobody is in charge?

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

• Democracy

In what type of democracy do citizens elect other people to serve in the government?

• Direct

• Represenatative

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

What is a government where the new ruler is usually the child of the old ruler?

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Anarchy

• Theocracy

What is a government where a small group rules the country?

• Theocracy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

What is a government where religious law and religious leaders have the power to rule?

• Aristocracy

• Theocracy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

Which of the following is a good example of a dictatorship?

• Great Britain
• Germany
• North Korea
• Canada

In Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed is head of the ruling royal family and he has total power.

What type of government does Dubai have?

• Representative Monarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Anarchy

In Australia, citizens over the age of 18 years have to vote to elect people to serve in the government.

What type of government does Australia have?

• Theocracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy