Exploring Governance

What is a government where a single ruler has absolute power?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

Which form of government is ruled by a small group of people?

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

What is a government called where the power is in the hands of the people and they can vote for their leaders?

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Aristocracy

In which type of government does a divine authority play a key role?

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Republic

What is the term for a government where the head of state is not a monarch and officials are elected by the people?

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Republic

• Anarchy

Which system of government divides power between a central government and smaller political units, like states?

• Unitary

• Federal

• Confederate

• Parliamentary

What is the name of a government where a king or queen acts as Head of State within the parameters of a constitution?

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Democratic Republic

• Totalitarian State

Which term describes a lack of government and law?

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

• Autocracy

What type of government is controlled by a political party, and political opposition is not allowed?

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• One-Party State

• Federal Republic

In which form of government does the ruling power belong to a few elite?

• Democracy

• Plutocracy

• Oligarchy

• Meritocracy