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political systems

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where the leaders are elected by a majority of the people in the country in a vote.

a)

Democracy

b)

Anarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Monarchy

2.

An absolute monarchy is a country where.....

a)

the leader is elected by the rich people

b)

the leader is the oldest child of the ruling family

c)

the leader is the oldest son of the previous King

d)

the leader is the oldest child of the previous king and has all the power to make any rules they like

3.

Constitutional Monarchy

a)

A country where there is a King or Queen

b)

A country where there is a King or Queen as well as an elected group of leaders

c)

A country where the King/Queen is the head of the state, but an elected group of people actually runs the country

d)

A country where there is a constitution

4.

Theocracy

a)

A country where the leaders are theos

b)

A country where the leader of the main religion is automatically the leader of the country

c)

A country where people elect a religious leader

d)

A country where people decide their own religion

5.

A dictatorship is

a)

an country where the leaders are dictators

b)

a country where the leaders are elected by the people

c)

a country where the leader gets into power through force

d)

a country where the leader often gets into power by force and then makes all the rule themselves

6.
A government led by a king or a queen.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
7.
The leader of this type of government often share power with other parts of the government, like in Britain.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Dictatorship
8.
A type of democracy in which citizens elect other citizens to serve in the government.
a)
Direct democracy
b)
Representative democracy
9.

A government in which citizens vote to elect their leaders.

a)

Republic (Representative Democracy)

b)

Autocracy

10.
A form of democracy in which citizens participate in the lawmaking process themselves.
a)
Direct democracy
b)
Republic
11.

A government that uses religion as the authority for laws.

a)

Autocracy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Oligarchy