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Government Study Guide

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Government hold authority over the people through religious beliefs

a)

Theocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

2.

Citizens freely elect government leaders and there is no king or queen

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

3.

Citizens face punishment for criticizing government leaders and the ruler takes over by force

a)

Democracy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Anarchy

4.

Government leaders inherit their roles in these two types of government

a)

Democracy

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

e)

Dictatorship

5.

Freedom of speech is not allowed in this type of government. Cuba is an example.

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Anarchy

6.

Government makes laws based on religious beliefs

a)

Democracy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Constitutional Monarchy

d)

Absolute Monarchy

7.

Government controlled completely by its voters and has a monarch with no power

a)

Democracy

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

8.

Government in which a single person inherits the right to rule and has total power

a)

Theocracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Constitutional Monarchy

d)

Absolute Monarchy

9.

Type of government where the people hold the power to govern and the rights of the people are guaranteed by law. The United States is an example.

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Anarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Democracy

10.

Government in which the Supreme Religious Leader has authority

a)

Democracy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Monarchy

11.

Government in which people live without laws or regulations

a)

Anarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

12.

How are a democracy and a dictatorship different

a)

Citizens in a dictatorship have guaranteed rights, while citizens in a democracy has little to no rights

b)

Citizens in a democracy have guaranteed rights, while citizens in a dictatorship has little to no rights

c)

Leaders in a democracy gain power by force, while leaders in a dictatorship gain power from elections

d)

In a dictatorship, the people have the power, while in a democracy, the leader has absolute power

13.

Which country is a democracy?

a)

Iran

b)

North Korea

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

United States

14.

Which country is an absolute monarchy?

a)

United States

b)

United Kingdom

c)

North Korea

d)

Saudi Arabia

15.

Which country is a constitutional monarchy?

a)

Iran

b)

United Kingdom

c)

North Korea

d)

Saudi Arabia

16.

Which country is a theocracy?

a)

North Korea

b)

United Kingdom

c)

United States

d)

Iran

17.

Which country is a dictatorship?

a)

North Korea

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

United States

d)

United Kingdom

18.

Which is an example of a primary source?

a)

An actual photograph of the Titanic

b)

An article about Thomas Jefferson on biography.com

c)

A social studies textbook

d)

A book about Ancient Egypt

19.

Which would be a secondary source?

a)

A recorded interview of a person who witnessed the bombing of Pearl Harbor

b)

The Diary of Anne Frank

c)

Historical maps that came directly from the time period

d)

A history teacher teaching about Ancient Egypt

20.

Which source would be the most reliable?

a)

Wikipedia

b)

The account of a person who heard of the event from a friend, who heard it from another friend

c)

a newspaper article reporter about the event from the time period

d)

An account written from one source, hundreds of years after the original event