1.2 Forms of Government quiz

What is the difference between an autocracy and an oligarchy?

• An autocracy is a form of democracy. An oligarchy is a form of dictatorship.

• In an autocracy, a small group of people hold the power. In an oligarchy, a single person holds the power.

• An autocracy is a form of dictatorship. An oligarchy is a form of democracy.

• In an autocracy, a single person holds all the power. In an oligarchy, a small group of people hold the power.

Which of the following is considered an advantage of a federal system of government?

• Power is divided between a central government and many local governments.

• Member states determine how much power the government has.

• Power rests with one central agency that determines what powers local governments can and cannot have.

• Independent states work together to solve issues of common concern but retain their own identities.

Rule by a few is called:

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Direct Democracy

What is the purpose of the separation of powers in a presidential form of government?

• to ensure that local and national governments are co-equal partners

• to ensure that the executive branch is under the direct control of the legislative branch

• to ensure that political authority rests with the people

• to ensure that no branch has more power over another

Select which types of government below are democracies.

• Direct Democracy

• Theocracy

• Republic

• Autocracy

Which form of government system is not inherited, but usually acquired by force and in which people are prevented from voicing their opinions?

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Indirect Democracy

Rule by God or higher power

• Autocracy

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

• Democracy

How do the presidential and parliamentary forms of government differ from one another?

• The parliamentary form has a system of checks and balances, whereas the presidential form has no such system.

• The presidential form has executive and legislative branches that are separate but equal, whereas the parliamentary form has an executive branch that is a part of the legislative branch.

• The presidential form has an executive branch and a legislative branch, whereas the parliamentary form does not have any branches.

• The parliamentary form of government is structured so conflict between branches is frequent, whereas the presidential form is structured to promote compromise.

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Electing a person to serve as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is an example of what type of government?

• Representative democracy

• Anarchy

• Autocracy

• Direct democracy

Rule by one

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy