Government Test

Government led by religious leader/leaders; there is no separation of church and state. 

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

Example: United States; citizens vote for representatives at local, state, and national levels who make the laws.

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

• Theocracy

• Representative Democracy

Example: Currently, in England, the ruler is a symbolic head of state with elected members of Parliament governing.

• Constitutional Monarchy

• President

• Dictator

• Republic

Example: Ancient Greece; citizens would gather to make decisions for their city-states and vote directly on issues.

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Totalitarian

• Direct Democracy

Rule, king / queen / emperor / empress, etc.), inherits power. He rules by divine right: the power to rule is granted by God.

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Republic

• Monarchy

 Self-appointed person or group that controls all aspects of public life (for example: freedom of speech) often through military force, intimidation

• Dictatorship

• Totalitarian

• Monarchy

• Freedom

The authority of the government is based on the consent of the governed.

• Anarchy

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

What is the type of government where there is no ruler in charge and has no authority structure?

• Anarchy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

• Dictatorship

What type of government is being described? Fidel Castro had total authority over the citizens of Cuba and punished those who were against him.

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Dictatorship 

• Oligarchy

What type of government do we have in the United States?

• Monarchy

• Representative democracy

• Dictatorship

• Direct democracy