Types of Government

A system where a small group of privileged citizens rules a country is known as ______.

• Oligarchy

• Plutocracy

• Monarchy

• Direct Democracy

What type of government is characterized by a single person or group with unlimited authority?

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Republic

Which of the following is an example of a government ruled by one person?

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

Which of the following is an example of a government ruled by many?

• A) Direct democracy

• B) Oligarchy

• C) Autocracy

What is the term for a government where only one person has all the power?

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Aristocracy

In an autocracy, a king or queen with all the power is an example of a(n) ________.

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Aristocracy

Which term describes a government where leaders justify their rule by virtue and knowledge?

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Aristocracy

In a representative democracy, like in the United States, people choose others to make decisions for them. True or False?

• True

• False

In a federal system, power is shared between the central government and ______.

• The military

• Smaller ones, like states

• The president

• Foreign countries

In an authoritarian regime, the people are ruled by an elite group that has no ________ obligation to the people.

• Financial

• Constitutional

• Social

• Moral