SWA Econ/Gov Retest Review

A form of government where citizens have the power to choose their leaders.

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

A form of government where citizens directly elect the chief executive who becomes the president.

• Absolute Monarchy

• Presidential Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Parliamentary Democracy

A form of government where the people elect members of parliament, and the parliament elect the leader.

• Absolute Monarchy

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Oligarchy

In an ____________________________ one person possesses unlimited power and citizens have little role n government.

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Presidential Democracy

• Autocracy

Which type of government has ‘rule by one?’

• Oligarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Confederation

• Autocratic

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, shares equal power with Georgia’s Governor, Brian Kemp. In this example, President Biden is what level of authority?

• central authority

• regional authority

How does a democratic government DIFFER from an oligarchic government?  

• the role of the citizen

• the citizen voting process

• the sharing of power among the three branches of government

• the sharing of power between the different levels of government

How does the leader of an absolute monarchy (ex. King, Queen, Emperor) usually come to power?

• military force

• elected by the citizens

• inherit from relatives

• true power elected; figure-head inherits title

How does the leader of a republic (ex. President, Prime Minister) usually come to power?

• military force

• elected by the citizens

• inherits from relatives

• true power elected; figure-head inherits title

How do the leaders of a constitutional monarchy usually come to power?

• military force

• elected by the citizens

• inherits from relatives

• true power elected; figure-head inherits title