Quiz: Forms/Types of Governments

What type of democracy involves citizens electing representatives to make decisions and pass laws on their behalf?

• Direct Democracy

• Representative (Indirect) Democracy

• Theocracy

• Military Junta

In which system of government is power vested in the people, who rule either directly or through freely elected representatives?

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Autocracy

Which form of government is characterized by a state of society without government or authority, often resulting in chaos or disorder?

• Democracy

• Anarchy

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

Which form of democracy allows people to vote directly on laws and policies rather than through elected representatives?

• Direct Democracy

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Autocracy

In which form of government does a single person, the monarch, rule the state, often for life and by hereditary right?

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Republic

Which type of government is characterized by a single leader or group having absolute power, often characterized by the suppression of political opposition?

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Republic

Which system of government is controlled by priests or religious leaders, with the state's legal system based on religious law?

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Military Junta

In which system of government does one person possess unlimited power and authority, making decisions without input from others?

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Republic

• Oligarchy

What type of government is led by a committee of military leaders, often coming to power through an overthrow of the government (coup d'état) and ruling without civilian leadership?

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Military Junta

• Democracy

In which form of government is the country considered a 'public matter,' with representatives elected by the citizens?

• Republic

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Autocracy