Citizen Participation in Government

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

• Autocracy
• Oligarchy
• Democracy
• Monarchy

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

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

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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.

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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.

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C