Comparative Political and Economic Systems

What type of government is based on the power of religious authority?

• Theocracy
• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Junta

Which government type allowed people to vote for officials to represent them in government?

• Direct Democracy
• Judicial System
• Representative Democracy
• Executive Branch

If a ruler takes over by force, which type of government is it?

• democracy
• dictatorship
• monarchy

A type of government where a small group of people control the government. Citizens have few rights.

• Autocracy
• Presidential
• Oligarchy
• Parliamentary

A government in which the state controls all property and capital, while claiming that all goods are equally shared by the people leading to equal social and economic status  is called

• Socialism
• Democracy
• Communism
• Anarchy

A government in which the means of planning, producing and distributing goods is controlled by a central government that theoretically seeks a more just and equitable distribution of property and labor is called:

• Socialism
• Communism
• Democracy
• Monarchy

A government based on the rule of a single person who is normally chosen by hereditary succession to rule for life.

• Tyranny
• Monarchy
• Aristocracy
• Oligarchy

Authority is based on the will of the people; they either vote on issues directly or elect representatives. 

• Totalitarian 
• Democracy 
• Monarchy 
• Dictatorship 

A system in which the government controls all aspects (social and economic) of individual life.

• Constitutional Monarchy
• Totalitarian System
• Democracy
• Republic 

A system of government in which a single person or small group exercises complete power over others

• Constitutional Monarchy
• Monarchy
• Dictatorship
• Republic