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Basic Governments

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This form of government was first introduced in the city-state of Athens?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Communism

2.

Government in which every citizen votes on all important decisions.

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Indirect Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

I was picking my nose when we discussed this!

3.

In which type of government does the power rest with the people?

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Theology

4.

A(n) ____ is a single ruler, such as a king, queen, who holds all the power in a country or empire.

a)

monarch

b)

citizen

c)

tyrant

d)

oligarch

5.

A(n) ____ is one of several people who rule a country or empire together, sharing the power.

a)

assembly

b)

oligarchy

c)

citizen

d)

tyrant

6.
"Rule by majority"
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Democracy
7.

"Rule by the few"

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Theology

d)

Democracy

8.
Democracy where citizens elect others to serve in government.
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Representative Democracy
c)
Autocratic Democracy
d)
Theocratic Democracy
9.
Which government has its power passed down through a royal family line?
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
tyranny
d)
democracy
10.
Most people had very little say.  Only a few had power.
What type of government is this?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Democracy
11.

Democracy where citizens participate and vote on laws themselves.

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representative Democracy

c)

Theology

d)

Autocratic Democracy

12.
Who would have most likely said these words?  "I was in the army when people started complaining that members of the government were getting richer and passing laws that made everyone else poorer.  So I stepped forward, and with their help, I became leader."
a)
a king
b)
a citizen
c)
an aristocrat
d)
a tyrant
13.
The fact that people could be swayed in their decision-making by a strong speaker is a disadvantage of a:
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
tyranny
d)
democracy
14.

A(n) _____ is a person who seizes power illegally, usually by force and is an absolute, unrestrained ruler.

a)

Monarch

b)

Theology

c)

Tyrant

d)

Aristocrat

15.

Type of government led by religious leaders

a)

oligarchy

b)

tyrant

c)

direct democracy

d)

theology