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Unit 1: Forms of Government

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these governments are democratic in nature? Choose all that apply.

a)

Presidential

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Unitary

d)

Confederation

e)

Parliamentary

2.

Which type of government is the most common in the world today?

a)

theocracy

b)

parliamentary

c)

presidential

d)

autocracy

3.

Which of the following types of government could also be classified as a dictatorship?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Semi-presidential

d)

Unitary

4.

Which type of government allows power to be shared among (3) distinct branches?

a)

Federal

b)

Parliamentary

c)

Confederation

d)

Autocracy

5.

Which form of government concentrates power in a single central government and creates local government only to carry out its own responsibilities?

a)

Presidential

b)

Confederation

c)

Unitary

d)

Totalitarian

6.

The European Union (EU) which connects several European countries with a weak central governing body is an example of which one of the following?

a)

Direct democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Semi-presidential

d)

Confederation

7.

In which type of government does a king or queen hold power as long as they follow the written laws of their country?

a)

Absolute monarchy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Constitutional monarchy

d)

Direct democracy

8.

Which type of government allows the people to vote in elections? Choose all that apply.

a)

Parliamentary

b)

Constitutional monarchy

c)

Representative democracy

d)

Unitary

e)

Confederation

9.

Which type of government allows the people to remove their leader by impeachment?

a)

parliamentary

b)

autocracy

c)

presidential

d)

Confederation

10.

In which type of government are the legislative (law-making) and executive (governing) powers combined?

a)

parliamentary

b)

presidential

c)

confederation

d)

semi-presidential