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Types of Government

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a government that is led by a king or queen?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Anarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Theocracy

2.

What type of government is formed when:

a person takes control of a country, often by force, and then rules with absolute power?

a)

Representative Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Anarchy

3.

What is the absence of government where nobody is in charge?

a)

Autocracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Anarchy

d)

Democracy

4.

In what type of democracy do citizens elect other people to serve in the government?

a)

Direct

b)

Represenatative

c)

Monarchy

d)

Anarchy

5.

What is a government where the new ruler is usually the child of the old ruler?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Anarchy

d)

Theocracy

6.

What is a government where a small group rules the country?

a)

Theocracy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Democracy

d)

Oligarchy

7.

What is a government where religious law and religious leaders have the power to rule?

a)

Aristocracy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Autocracy

d)

Democracy

8.
Which of the following is a good example of a dictatorship?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
North Korea
d)
Canada
9.

In Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed is head of the ruling royal family and he has total power.

What type of government does Dubai have?

a)

Representative Monarchy

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Anarchy

10.

In Australia, citizens over the age of 18 years have to vote to elect people to serve in the government.

What type of government does Australia have?

a)

Theocracy

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Representative Democracy