Unit 6 Test- Types of Government

Elected leader of a democratic country

• President
• Dictator

All powerful leader that takes power and rules by force

• President
• Dictator

Government that takes it's power from the people. People vote to decide things.

• Dictatorship
• Republic
• Monarchy
• Democracy

Government that is ruled by one powerful person, taking their power by force.

• Dictatorship
• Republic
• Monarchy
• Democracy

Government where people elect leaders to make decisions for them.

• Dictatorship
• Republic
• Monarchy
• Democracy

Government where there is one ruler that passes on their title by blood.

• Dictatorship
• Republic
• Monarchy
• Democracy

Government controlled by an elite small group.

• Oligarchy
• Confederacy

Government where the states have more power than the National government.

• Oligarchy
• Confederacy

Government that splits power between a centralized government and small local governments.

• Direct Democracy
• Federal
• Absolute Monarchy
• Theocracy

Government where people vote on every issue

• Direct Democracy
• Federal
• Absolute Monarchy
• Theocracy