Forms & Systems of Government Quiz

In which form of government does one person have unlimited power?

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Republic

• Oligarchy

A king or queen rules in which form of government?

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Republic

• Autocracy

Which government is run by a small group of powerful people?

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

In which form of government do religious leaders rule based on religious laws?

• Republic

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Autocracy

Which government gives total control to one leader, often by force?

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Republic

What form of government is ruled by the people, often through voting?

• Theocracy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

In which form do citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them?

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Republic

• Dictatorship

A government where people elect leaders and follow a written constitution is called:

• Republic

• Constitutional Republic

• Democracy

• Autocracy

Which form of government demands total obedience and limits individual freedoms?

• Authoritarian

• Democracy

• Republic

• Theocracy

A totalitarian government is best described as:

• One where power is shared equally

• One where government controls all aspects of life

• One ruled by religious law

• One where people have freedom of speech