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Government Vocabulary 1 Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rule of ONE.

a)

autocratic

b)

oligarchic

c)

democratic

d)

theocratic

2.

Rule of a FEW.

a)

AUTOCRATIC

b)

OLIGARCHIC

c)

DEMOCRATIC

d)

THEOCRATIC

3.

Rule of ALL

a)

Autocratic

b)

oligarchic

c)

democratic

d)

theocratic

4.

Government system where God is seen as the true leader.

a)

autocracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

democracy

d)

theocracy

5.

Democratic form of government where All citizens vote for government decisions

a)

direct democracy

b)

representative democracy/republic

6.

democratic form of government where the citizens elect leaders to make decisions on their behalf

a)

direct democracy

b)

representative democracy/republic

7.

central government has all the power to make laws and decisions for the people

a)

unitary

b)

confederation

c)

federal

8.

individual states make their own laws and decisions are loosely aligned to a weak central government

a)

unitary

b)

confederation

c)

federal

9.

power to make laws and decisions for the people is shared between a central authority and regional authorities

a)

unitary

b)

confederation

c)

federal

10.

a country or nation that is governed by a single person with unlimited power

a)

autocracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

democracy

d)

theocracy

11.

a country or nation controlled by a small group of people that hold the key to power

a)

autocracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

democracy

d)

theocracy

12.

a country or nation that receives its power from the people (all people hold the key to power)

a)

autocracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

democracy

d)

theocracy

13.

government system where decisions are made by elected officials who represent the citizens

a)

direct democracy

b)

representative democracy/republic

14.

one central government controls weaker states. Power is not shared between states, counties, or provinces.

a)

unitary

b)

confederation

c)

federal

15.

a weak organization of states that agree to follow a central government. Each state makes it own rules

a)

unitary

b)

confederation

c)

federal

16.

Dictatorship is an example of...

a)

autocracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

democracy

d)

theocracy

17.

citizens have the power to vote in free elections

a)

autocracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

democracy

d)

theocracy

18.

A person or group of people who control/oversee a country's business and military affairs

a)

geography

b)

economics

c)

government