Forms of Governments Quiz

What is a common in all governments around the world?

• A constitution

• A single ruler

• Someone is in charge

• Power to the people

What are the two main types of autocracy?

• Democracy and dictatorship

• Monarchy and anarchy

• Monarchy and dictatorship

• Oligarchy and monarchy

In a monarchy, how is the next ruler usually chosen?

• By a democratic election

• By the current ruler's decision

• Through the family line

• By a random lottery

What distinguishes a dictatorship from other forms of government?

• The leader shares power with other parts of government

• The leader has absolute control over citizens' lives

• Citizens vote in new leaders regularly

• It operates under a constitution

What are the two fundamental types of democracy?

• Direct and indirect democracy

• Representative and direct democracy

• Federal and unitary democracy

• Parliamentary and presidential democracy

What is a key characteristic of a representative democracy?

• Citizens act as judges

• Leaders are hereditary monarchs

• Citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests

• There are no representatives, and citizens govern directly

What does the term "oligarchy" mean?

• Rule by one person

• Rule by the people

• Rule by a few

• Rule by no one

What is a theocracy?

• A government where the population is not religious

• A government that is ruled by out-of-control mobs

• A government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority

• A government where all people share power equally

From 1948–1994, South Africa had a policy that gave all political power to the white majority, despite the majority of its population being non-white. What type of government is this?

• autocracy

• democracy

• oligarchy

• anarchy

Which type of government do we have in the United States (hint: ruled by the people)