Forms of Government and Authority

How many people make decisions in an autocracy?

• A council of advisors
• A group of elected officials
• One person
• The military leadership

How many people get to make decisions in an oligarchy?

• A small group of individuals, often a few dozen to a few hundred.
• Decisions are made by a random selection of the population.
• A large number of citizens participate in decision-making.
• Only one person makes all the decisions.

The belief that monarchs get their authority to rule from God is called

• divine right of kings
• absolute monarchy
• constitutional authority
• hereditary rule

The rule book for a government is called this

• bylaws
• regulations
• charter
• constitution

When citizens select representatives to make decisions

• Direct democracy
• Representative democracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy

When citizens decide policies directly:

• Direct democracy
• Oligarchy
• Monarchy
• Representative democracy

In this system of government, the majority of power is held at the regional (state) level:

• Monarchy
• Confederation
• Federalism
• Unitary System

In this system of government, the majority of power is held by the central (national) government:

• Federal system
• Confederate system
• Oligarchic system
• Unitary system

In this system of government power is shared between the central (national) government and the regional (state) governments:

• Federalism
• Monarchy
• Confederation
• Unitary system

What was the first constitution of the United States called?

• Bill of Rights
• Constitution of 1787
• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence