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Unit 1: Types of Government Matching

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is government?

a)

the people and groups in a society that have the authority to make laws, enforce laws, and settle disagreements about laws

b)

a record of the past

c)

the beliefs, customs, laws, art, and ways of living that a group of people share

d)

the study of the Earth - its land, people, and environments

2.

What determines who has the authority to make the laws and see that they are carried out?

a)

the type of government

b)

their location

c)

their culture

d)

consumer choices

3.

In a ____________, citizens hold all of the political power.

a)

Autocracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Democracy

4.

In a _________________ democracy, citizens hold the ultimate power as they elect leaders to represent them.

a)

Representative

b)

Direct

c)

Republic

d)

Democractic

5.

In a _________________ democracy, citizens are directly involved in governing the country, and there are no representatives.

a)

Representative

b)

Direct

c)

Republican

d)

Democratic

6.

In a society with this type of government, no one is in charge and there is no government. This is because society rejects authority.

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Anarchy

d)

Democracy

7.

In a(n) ________________, a small group of people have all of the power, and only a certain group has political rights (could be one political party, social class, or race).

a)

Anarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Autocracy

8.

In a(n) ______________________, one person has all of the power.

a)

Anarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Autocracy

9.

One type of autocracy is a ________________, in which a king or queen rules the country and represents the people.

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Direct

d)

Representative

10.

The type of government that recognizes God or religious laws as the ultimate authority, with religion ruling the people, is a(n)

a)

Theocracy

b)

Anarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Oligarchy

11.

In a ________________, one person has absolute control over citizens' lives, and can do whatever they want.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Theocracy

12.

Who do you think is the most well known dictator in history? Why?

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13.

What type of government does the United States have?

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