Government Systems Quiz

What form of government is characterized by power being held by the people who vote to make decisions?

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

In which system of government is power divided between national and state governments?

• Unitary System

• Confederate System

• Federal System

• Oligarchic System

A government ruled by religious leaders in the name of God is called a:

• Republic

• Monarchy

• Autocracy

• Theocracy

Which system features a centralized government with limited authority granted to local governments?

• Federal System

• Unitary System

• Confederate System

• Republican System

In an autocracy, power is held by:

• Multiple independent states

• Religious leaders

• One person with absolute power

• A small group of people

Which system of government gives the most power to independent states with little central authority?

• Unitary System

• Federal System

• Confederate System

• Theocratic System

France is an example of which system of government?

• Confederate System

• Federal System

• Unitary System

• Theocratic System

In a monarchy, who holds the power?

• The people through voting

• A small group of elite

• Religious leaders

• A king or queen

Example: United States; citizens vote for representatives on local, state and national levels who make laws.

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

• Theocracy

• Representative Democracy

Which phrase describes an oligarchy?

• one person in charge of everyone

• rule by a few

• a government for the people and by the people

• anything goes; no rules