Civics Vocabulary Quiz - Forms of Government

Using your Vocabulary Notes Match ALL the following words correctly.

• A government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power

• Socialism

• Citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf

• Authoritarian Regimes

• The Power of the hereditary ruler is limited by the country's constitution and law

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Society, either directly or indirectly through the government, controls all aspects

• Representative Democracy

Match the following vocabulary words correctly. You may use your vocabulary notes.

• a system in which government control extends to almost all aspects of people's lives

• Ideology

• a body of ideas about life and society

• Resolve

• To find a solution to a disagreement.

• Regimes

• The majority of the members of a community has the power to make laws binding upon all the people

• Totalitarian

• A government that is currently in power.

• Majority Rule

Which of the following is a job of the government?

• Provide Fancy Merchandise

• Manage the flow of information

• Make Laws

• Limit travel

Libraries, hospitals, parks, and ________ are examples of services run by the government.

• Newspapers

• Schools

• Airlines

• Sports Teams

Which of the following develops plans to reach public policy goals?

• Private Companies

• Government

• The Courts

• The Armed Forces

_____________ is the world's oldest representative democracy.

• France

• Great Britain

• The United States

• Greece

Totalitarian rulers use scare tactics, violence, and ________ to force people to obey their ideology

• Elections

• Propaganda

• State Industries

• Individual Freedom

Which branch of government has the highest level of authority?

• Federal

• City

• State

• Town or County