WorksheetsForms of Government
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
An Autocracy is when:
People participate in the running of their own government by voting.
a small military group takes over a country
a single person has all of the power
religion is used to justify power
Which form of government is governed by a King or Queen?
Anarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Monarchy
What are the two types of democracy? (Pick 2)
Representative
Junta
Direct
Divergent
Elected leaders or representatives do the day to day work of governing the country, this is known as?
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Oligarchy
Dictatorship
The person in this image is known as which of the following?
Monarch
Dictator
Democratically elected President
None of the above
My people love me, but I also do not allow them to speak poorly of me. I control what my people see, do, and where they go. What type of government am I representing?
Representative Democracy
Autocracy/ Dictator
Oligarchy
Anarchy
What type of government does the United States have?
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Someone becomes the ruler of their country only because they inherited it from their family. What form of government is this?
Monarchy
Anarchy
Oligarchy
Noarchy
What is one characteristic of unlimited government?
The ruler makes all of the government decisions.
The people are allowed to participate in government decisions.
The government allows its citizens to act without laws.
The government gives citizens a large number of individual rights.
What characteristic of an absolute monarchy makes it unlimited?
Tax laws are made by a group of land owning nobles.
Parliament has the authority to pass laws related to trade.
The monarch appoints wealthy nobles to Parliament.
The monarch has authority to carry out any law he wishes.
According to the philosophy of "divine right," from where do monarchs draw their power to rule?
directly from God
from the will of their subjects
from the strength of their militaries
directly from their fathers
Which describes the idea of limited government?
Restraints are placed upon the power and authority of government.
Individual rights and freedoms of citizens are restricted.
Citizens are expected to be totally obedient to the government.
All laws are created and enforced by a king or queen.
This chart shows the characteristics of a type of government established in England in the 1600s. What is the best title for this chart?
absolute monarchy
constitutional monarchy
democracy
theocracy
