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Forms of Government

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Imagine you're in a world where one person holds all the power. What would you call this type of government?

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Theocracy

2.

Imagine you're in a world where the political power is in the hands of the people. What would you call this system of government?

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Theocracy

3.

Imagine you're in a community where everyone gathers to make decisions and laws. And guess what? Everyone gets a vote! How cool is that?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representative Democracy

4.

Imagine you're in a kingdom where the king or queen's power is not absolute, but is limited by a constitution and a parliament. What would you call this type of monarchy?

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

5.

Power is shared between national and local governments

a)

Confederation

b)

Unitary

c)

Federal

6.

The United States of America has a Direct Democracy.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Imagine you're a superhero in a world where governments have superpowers. Which system would have all the key powers concentrated in the hands of the central government?

a)

A confederate government where each state has its own superpower

b)

A federal government where power is shared between central and state governments

c)

A unitary government where the central government holds all the superpowers

d)

A parliamentary government where the prime minister is the most powerful superhero

8.

Imagine you're a citizen in a country where you get to choose representatives through free and fair elections, and these representatives make decisions on your behalf. What form of government is this?

a)

Representative Democracy

b)

Federalism

c)

Unitary System

d)

Direct Democracy

9.

Imagine you've landed in a world ruled by a dictator! What would you expect to see around you?

a)

Government controls most aspects of life.

b)

Religious beliefs are supported by the government.

c)

The government is considered a servant of ordinary citizens.

d)

Citizens can publicly speak out against their ruler's policy

10.
Which type of government do the people have the most control?
a)
dictatorship
b)
monarcyh
c)
democracy
11.
A government where the king, queen, or monarch's power is limited by a bill of rights. 
a)
Absolute Monarchy
b)
Constitutional Monarchy
c)
Traditional Monarchy
d)
Dictatorship
12.
The United States of America has which form and system of government? 
a)
communism and unitary 
b)
socialism and parlimentary 
c)
representative democracy and federal 
d)
direct democracy and confederal 
13.

Imagine you're in a country where citizens often have no rights. What type of government is this likely to be?

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

14.

Power is shared by the central and regional government.

a)

Unitary

b)

Federal

c)

Democracy

d)

Confederation

15.

Imagine you're in a world where the law-making body (also known as the legislature) gets to pick the leader. Can you guess what type of democracy this is?

a)

presidential

b)

republic

c)

dictatorship

d)

parliamentary

16.

Can you guess which country still enjoys the charm of a constitutional monarchy?

a)

United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

Israel

d)

Saudi Arabia