Forms of Government Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a basic form of government?

• Technocracy

• Oligarchy

• Bureaucracy

• Democracy

Which country is an example of a unitary state?

• India

• China

• United States

• Germany

What does autocracy mean?

• Rule by the wealthy

• Rule by a small group

• Rule by one person or polity

• Rule by the people

What is a confederation?

• A union of sovereign states for common action

• A state governed as a single power

• A system where power is concentrated in one person

• A government ruled by a small group of elites

Which of the following is a type of democracy?

• Oligarchy

• Demarchy

• Autocracy

• Theocracy

What is a characteristic of a liberal democracy?

• Rule by a single entity

• Control by a small elite

• Fair and competitive elections

• Governance by religious leaders

Which term describes rule by the wealthy?

• Ochlocracy

• Kleptocracy

• Technocracy

• Plutocracy

What is the definition of oligarchy?

• Rule by the educated

• Rule by the military

• Rule by the many

• Rule by the few

Which of the following is an example of a totalitarian regime?

• North Korea

• India

• Switzerland

• Germany

What does the term 'anarchy' refer to?

• Rule by the military

• Non-governance or absence of authority

• Rule by a single leader

• Governance by a religious elite