Room 1117 Comparing Forms of Government - Assessment

Last Name

First Name

Class Period

• 1st period
• 2nd period
• 4th period
• 5th period
• 6th period

In an Absolute Monarchy, who is in charge of the government?

• Nobody; there is no political leader.
• The citizens are in charge since they vote on every issue.
• A single ruler, called a monarch, is in charge of everything.
• An exclusive group of people.

Which of these political systems would have a single person or group exercising supreme power by controlling the military and police?

• Parliamentary Democracy
• Direct democracy
• Dictatorship
• Representative democracy

A despot or tyrant is best described as

• A reasonable leader
• A person of trust over a country
• George Washington
• A person who uses power for selfish reasons

Which of the following is the oldest form of government still in use today?

• Republic
• Fascism
• Absolute Monarchy
• Dictatorship

Which political system has a God or gods of some type that is recognized as the supreme ruling authority

• Dictatorship
• Theocracy
• Direct democracy
• Representative democracy

Which system of government does this example show? Laws are made by elected leaders of Parliament

• Dictatorship
• Theocracy
• Direct democracy
• Constitutional Monarchy

Which political system’s is power achieved by campaigns and free elections?

• Dictatorship
• Theocracy
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Representative Democracy