Forms and Systems of Government Tracker

There are many forms of government that have different philosophies and structures. In a republic...

• the government is elected by the people

• the government is inherited through royal lineage

• the government is appointed by a central figure

• there is no structured government

In a democracy, the supreme power lies with...

• the president

• the monarch

• the people

• the parliament

In a monarchy...

• The monarch has absolute power

• Citizens elect the monarch

• It is a form of government without a monarch

• None of the above

In an oligarchy...

• power is held by a small group of people.

• power is distributed equally among all citizens.

• power is held by a single ruler.

• power is held by elected representatives.

In a theocracy...

• the state is governed by religious leaders

• the state operates under a monarch

• the state is governed by elected officials

• the state operates under direct democracy

In an autocracy...

• one person has absolute power.

• the power is divided among many.

• the people vote on all decisions.

• power is inherited.

An authoritarian or totalitarian government is very different from the United States' constitutional republic. The United States applies all of these principles, and authoritarian governments don’t. Regarding checks and balances and separation of powers, the United States ... but totalitarian nations ...

• has a structured system of checks and balances, whereas totalitarian nations typically do not

• adopts a single-party system, whereas totalitarian nations encourage multiparty systems

• limits the power of the executive, whereas totalitarian nations grant unlimited power

• encourages citizen participation in governance, whereas totalitarian nations do not

Regarding consent of the governed, the United States practices democracy, but authoritarian nations practice ...

• democracy

• oligarchy

• autocracy

• theocracy

Regarding democracy, representative government, and republicanism, the United States is considered a model of these principles, but authoritarian nations often lack these characteristics.

• True

• False

Regarding due process of law, the United States

• emphasize individual rights

• lack a formal legal process

• offer similar legal protections

• do not enforce laws consistently