Citizen Participation in Government

The ruler has absolute, or total, power to do whatever the ruler wishes.

• Autocracy
• Oligarchy
• Democracy
• Monarchy

Which form of government is characterized by a small group of people having control over a country?

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

In which type of government do citizens have the power to elect their leaders?

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

What is the term for a government ruled by a king or queen?

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

Citizens elect the president as head of government separately from the legislature.

• Presidential democracy

• Parliamentary democracy

• Absolute monarchy

• Dictatorship

1. Citizens vote for members of the

legislature, not directly for the leader.

• Presidential democracy

• Parliamentary monarchy

• Parliamentary democracy

• Constitutional monarchy

The sovereign, such as a king or queen, has all the power.

• Oligarchy
• Democratic republic
• Constitutional monarchy
• Absolute monarchy

Oligarchy means

• A system where all citizens have equal power.
• A government led by a single ruler.
• A form of democracy with no restrictions on voting.
• A form of government where power is concentrated in the hands of a few.

Dictator means

• A form of government where one person or a small group wields absolute power.
• A form of leadership that promotes complete freedom for all citizens.
• A government led by multiple political parties.
• A system where the people elect their leaders.

Democratic government means

• A government run by a military dictatorship.
• A system where a single ruler has absolute power.
• A form of government where decisions are made by a small elite group.
• A system of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through freely elected representatives.