Government Systems notes review

What type of government is ruled by a religious council and based on religious law?

• Absolute Monarchy

• Totalitarianism

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

Which form of government involves citizens conducting their affairs for their own benefit rather than for the benefit of a ruler?

• Direct Democracy

• Republic

• Limited Monarchy

• Dictatorship

In which type of government do the rulers have total unchecked control of the nation?

• Representative Democracy

• Totalitarianism

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

What is the system of government where power belongs to a ruling family and is obtained by heredity?

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Totalitarianism

Which type of government involves the people voting on all matters and is not practical in large countries?

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

What is the form of government where the nations is ruled by one ruler and requires military support?

• Totalitarianism

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

• Representative Democracy

In which type of monarchy is the power of the monarch limited by a constitution and/or parliament?

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Limited Monarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

Which system of government is most common in the Middle East and is based on religious law?

• Totalitarianism

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

What is the system of government where a group of people rule and have power to serve their own interests?

• Totalitarianism

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

Which type of democracy involves people electing the government to make decisions for them?

• Representative Democracy

• Totalitarianism

• Theocracy

• Direct Democracy