Forms of Government Quiz

• A system of government that one person has absolute power.

• A single ruler

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Confederate

A system of government where a few people hold all the power.

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

Nobody has power over other members of the society.

• Representative Democracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Anarchism

Gov't that promises complete equality, abolition of profit, no social classes, and all property controlled by the state.

• communism

• totalitarianism

• oligarchy

• republic

What is a government?

• a group of corporations that control laws
• a group of people who overthrow the leaders
• a nation that has no leaders
• a person or group of people who control a country

A queen rules a nation.  When she dies, the throne will pass to her daughter.  What kind of government does this nation have?

• a monarchy
• a theocracy
• a dictatorship
• a representative democracy

Some nations in the Middle East have Islam as the state religion.  Their citizens must practice this religion.  What kind of government do these nations have?

• a monarchy
• a theocracy
• a dictatorship
• an oligarchy

People overthrow their government, but no ruler takes charge.  Without leadership, the nation is in chaos.  What is this situation called?

• autocracy
• oppression
• anarchy
• revolution

The term democracy means
“rule by __________ .”

• the mob
• the monarch
• the president
• the people

Our democracy is divided into __________ branches.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4