Government 1st Semester Final Review

Why do we need a government?

• To provide entertainment for the citizens

• To protect the rights and safety of the citizens

• To control the economy and businesses

• To enforce strict rules and regulations

What is an authoritarian government where one ruler is not held accountable to the will of the people and is the oldest way to organize government?

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Democracy

Which way to organize government means rule by the few?

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

Which way to organize government gives the many the power to rule?

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Democracy

Which type of government has the people voting on issues and participating individually as citizens?

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

Which type of government has a prime minister who is chosen from the legislative branch?

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

Which type of government has the people electing others and gives them the responsibility and power to make laws and conduct government?

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

Which type of government has the leader usually acquiring power by force and has absolute control over the lives of the citizens?

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

Which type of government has a leader who is elected by the people and serves a fixed term?

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

Which type of government has power divided between the national government and the states?

• Federal government
• Confederal government
• Unitary government
• Autocratic government