Quiz on Forms of Government

What is a key feature of a democracy?

• No free elections

• Majority rule

• Limited personal freedoms

• Government by decree

In a dictatorship, power is concentrated in the hands of:

• The people

• A monarch

• A single leader or small group

• Religious leaders

What is the definition of democracy?

• Power held by a small group

• Power vested in the people

• Absence of formal government

• Power held by religious leaders

What is a key feature of anarchy?

• Central authority

• Free elections

• No central authority

• Government by decree

In which form of government is power often based on wealth, family ties, or military control?

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

What is the definition of a theocracy?

• Power held by the people

• Power held by a monarch

• Power held by religious leaders

• Absence of formal government

Which form of government is characterized by the election of representatives by the people?

• Authoritarianism

• Theocracy

• Republic

• Socialism

What is a key feature of totalitarianism?

• Elected officials

• Suppression of dissent

• Equality-focused

• Religious doctrines

In which form of government are government policies often based on religious doctrines?

• Republic

• Theocracy

• Totalitarianism

• Communism

What is a key feature of authoritarianism?

• Centralized economy

• No checks and balances

• Elected officials

• Communal ownership