7th Grade Civics Reporting Category 4

A form of autocracy where a person becomes the sole leader of a country by being born into a family of rulers is called ________.

• absolute monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

• theocracy

The absence of any form of government is called ________.

• anarchy

• democracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

A form of government where one person has unlimited power is called ________.

• autocracy

• democracy

• oligarchy

• republic

A form of government in which a single ruling party owns and controls all production and distribution of goods, and in which no private ownership is allowed is called ________.

• communism

• democracy

• monarchy

• capitalism

A system of government in which political power resides with the people is called ________.

• democracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• dictatorship

A form of autocracy where a military leader becomes the leader of a country often through violent means is called ________.

• dictatorship

• democracy

• monarchy

• republic

A form of government in which the power to govern lies directly in the hands of the people rather than through elected representatives is called ________.

• direct democracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• representative democracy

The way a government is structured is called a ________.

• form of government

• law of government

• citizen of government

• leader of government

A form of government headed by a king or queen who inherits the position, rules for life, and holds power that can range anywhere between limited to absolute is called ________.

• monarchy

• democracy

• republic

• oligarchy

A form of government in which a small group has total control and power is called ________.

• oligarchy

• democracy

• monarchy

• anarchy