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Forms of Government

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An Autocracy is when:

a)

People participate in the running of their own government by voting.

b)

a small military group takes over a country

c)

a single person has all of the power

d)

religion is used to justify power

2.

Which form of government is governed by a King or Queen?

a)

Anarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Monarchy

3.

This form of government exists when a single ruler has absolute control over people'd lives:

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Representative Democracy

d)

Direct Democracy

4.

Which of the following can a Theocracy NOT coexist with?

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

None of the above

5.

A Monarchy can be like which of the following if it is not limited by a constitution?

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Anarchy

d)

Theocracy

6.

What are the two types of democracy? (Pick 2)

a)

Representative

b)

Junta

c)

Direct

d)

Divergent

7.

When the people participate and vote on all issues themselves, this is known as?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representative Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Dictatorship

8.

Elected leaders or representatives do the day to day work of governing the country, this is known as?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representative Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Dictatorship

9.

Oligarchy is known as:

a)

One person in charge of every person's life

b)

A government of the people and by the people

c)

Rule by a few

d)

Anything goes, no rules

10.

When a small group of military leaders who rule a country after taking it by force the oligarchy is called a __________.

a)

Autocracy

b)

Anarchy

c)

Junta

d)

Democracy

11.

Name the form of government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority.

a)

Theocracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Junta

d)

Democracy

12.

Anarchy is known as:

a)

A strict form of government with a single ruler

b)

A form of government for and by the people

c)

An exclusive group that governs the people

d)

A human state of existence before government developed

13.

Which two forms of government fall under Autocracy?

a)

Representative Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Monarchy

d)

Direct Democracy

14.

The person in this image is known as which of the following?

a)

Monarch

b)

Dictator

c)

Democratically elected President

d)

None of the above

15.

The person in this image is known as which of the following?

a)

Monarch

b)

Dictator

c)

Democratically elected President

d)

None of the above

16.

The person in this image is known as which of the following?

a)

Monarch

b)

Dictator

c)

Democratically elected President

d)

None of the above