Gov 1.2 Quiz

What is a government?

• A group of people who organize and make decisions

• A type of animal

• A kind of food

• A weather pattern

Which of the following is a form of government where one person rules?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

• Oligarchy

Which form of government is ruled by a dictator?

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Anarchy

• Oligarchy

What is the main purpose of a government?

• To entertain people

• To organize and make decisions

• To create art

• To build houses

What is the role of government in making laws?

• To ignore laws

• To create and enforce laws

• To destroy laws

• To sell laws

Diagram showing different forms of government: Anarchy, Monarchy, Dictatorship, Oligarchy, Junta, Democracy (Direct and Representative). Which of the following is not a form of government?

• Anarchy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Corporatocracy

How is power usually transferred in a monarchy?

• Through elections

• By force

• Inherited from family

• Random selection

What is the main difference between absolute and constitutional monarchies?

• The presence of a king or queen

• The way power is inherited

• The level of power held by the monarch

• The size of the country

Which of the following is an example of a dictatorship?

• A) Ancient Greece

• B) Nazi Germany

• C) Modern France

• D) United States

Which country is an example of a theocracy?

• United States

• Iran

• France

• Japan