SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT QUIZ

A form of government in which a single hereditary ruler has unlimited power is best described as:

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

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An example of an absolute monarchy would be:

• The United Kingdom

• Afghanistan under the Taliban

• The United States

• Saudi Arabia

A constitutional monarchy:

• Executes the will of the people.

• Advocates expansion and control.

• Promotes the general welfare.

• Symbolizes unity while promoting the general welfare.

The United States is most similar to which of the following forms of government?

• A presidential democracy

• A dictatorship

• A parliamentary democracy

• An Absolute monarchy

Most dictatorships use force to:

• Provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare.

• Issue religious decrees, laws, doctrines, etc.

• Maintain loyalty and protect the state.

• Manipulate the citizenry.

Protection and promotion of a particular religious faith is most often found in:

• Absolute monarchies

• Dictatorships

• Theocracies

• Parliamentary Democracies

In an absolute monarchy:

• I make the laws through force.

• The monarch's words are not the only law.

• We carry out the laws of the people.

• The monarch's words are the only law.

A constitutional monarchy is most likely to be led by:

• A prime minister.

• A religious leader such as the pope.

• A member of the royal family.

• A president.

In a parliamentary democracy:

• The prime minister is selected from the controlling party.

• The prime minister is elected by the people.

• The prime minister is accepted based on heredity.

• The prime minister takes over by force.

In a presidential democracy, power is:

• Limited by heredity.

• Limited by interpretation of religious dogma.

• Unlimited through military force.

• Limited by a system of checks and balances.