Forms of Government Quiz

A monarchy can be like a dictatorship or it can be part of a democracy.

• True

• False

A dictatorship can also be a democracy.

• True

• False

A democracy can have both representative and direct characteristics at the same time.

• True

• False

What is a representative democracy?

• A system where a single leader makes all decisions without input from citizens.
• A form of government where representatives are appointed by the military.
• A government where citizens vote directly on every issue.
• A system of government where citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.

What is a direct democracy?

• is a system where representatives vote on behalf of citizens.

• A direct democracy is a system where citizens are directly involved in the day to day work of governing the country.

• a form of government where only the elite make decisions.

• A direct democracy is a system where citizens have no say in laws and policies.

What is a democracy?

• A democracy is a system where a single ruler makes all decisions.
• A democracy is a type of economic system focused on trade.
• A democracy is a form of government where citizens have no voting rights.
• A democracy is a system of government where citizens hold the political power.

Definition: A form of government in which people elect leaders and rule by majority

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

Which form of government system is not inherited, but usually acquired by force and in which

people are prevented from voicing their opinions?

• dictatorship

• autocracy

• theocracy

• oligarchy

A type of government where all the people are equal and make decisions together. The people vote on policies and things, NOT for people.

Rule by all people equally.

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Empire

In Saudi Arabia, the king has completed control. What best describes the government in Saudi Arabia?

• Absolute monarchy

• Constitutional monarchy

• Theocracy and oligarchy

• Democracy