Governments Around the World

What do an absolute monarchy, dictatorship, and oligarchy have in common?

• A single individual or small group exercises control over government.

• The head of state is chosen by parliament

• Their citizens decide public issues for themselves.

• Political power is exercised by representatives elected by the people.

Which might be considered an advantage of an absolute monarchy where one person has total power?

• Its representatives can meet with foreign dignitaries.

• It can act more quickly in a crisis.

• It can negotiate peace treaties.

• It provides stronger guarantees of individual rights.

Which of the following best describes the features of a representative democracy (indirect)?

• public decisions are made directly by the citizens meeting together in an assembly or by ballot.

• the powers of the monarch are limited by a constitution, either written or unwritten.

• public decisions are made by leaders elected by the citizens to vote according to their interests.

• the state exercises broad control over the lives of its citizens.

Which form of government gives the most power to ordinary citizens?

• Democracy

• autocracy

• oligarchy

• monarchy

Which statement is true of a federal but not of a unitary system of government?

• Its local governments cannot be abolished by the central government.

• Its local governments are extensions of the central government.

• Its central government usually appoints the leaders of local governments.

• Its central government delegates responsibilities to local governments to carry out.

The people of a nation elect officials to govern them in a(n):

• Direct Democracy

• Indirect Democracy

• Theocracy

• Absolute Monarchy

The United States is a:

• Theocracy

• Direct Democracy

• Constitutional Alliance

• Republic

Under a unitary system of government:

• The national government is secondary to the state and local governments.

• Simple majority approval is required to pass laws.

• Local governments have no independent authority.

• Local governments have the power to govern freely.

Rule by the few who hold all the power based military strength, family power, or religious force is a:

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Socialism

A form of government where political power is controlled by one individual is a:

• Autocracy

• Direct Democracy

• Communism

• Constitutional Monarchy