Theocracy/Dictatorship Vocabulary Quiz

A government where one leader takes absolute power, usually through force and does not allow the citizens to have any say/representation.

• Anarchy

• Democracy

• Doctoral

• Dictatorship

A government where the leaders do not have to follow the laws that their citizens do.

• Limited government
• Unlimited government

A god or goddess is also known as a/an

• brutal
• coup
• deity
• lack

To officially examine books, films, social media and remove anything that is considered offensive, harmful or unacceptable is known as

• brutal
• censor/censorship
• deity
• persecution

When a government is violently overthrown by a small group it is called a

• censorship
• persecution
• coup
• deity

God and religious law are the government's authority.

• Anarchy
• Oligarchy
• Direct Democracy
• Theocracy

A government controlled by religious leaders is known as a

• Democracy
• Dictatorship
• Monarchy
• Theocracy

This term means mistreatment or punishment of a group of people because of their beliefs.

• Brutal
• Coup
• Harsh
• Persecution

A system of government by one person with absolute power is known as

• Autocracy
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Direct Democracy
• Representative Democracy

Two words that are synonyms for cruel are

• lack , autocracy
• brutal, harsh
• lack, deity
• deity, coup