Types of Government Quiz

What is Autocracy?

• Rule by a single person with absolute power

• Rule by a group of elected officials

• Rule by law and constitution

• Rule by a monarch with limited powers

What is Democracy?

• Power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

• Power is held by a single ruler

• Power is divided among different religious leaders

• Power is controlled by the military

What is Parliamentary Democracy?

• Citizens elect members of Parliament who then select the leader

• The leader is chosen by a hereditary system

• Citizens vote directly for the President

• The government is selected by the military

What is Presidential Democracy?

• The President is directly elected by the people

• The President is selected by the Parliament

• The President inherits the position

• The President is appointed by a council