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Types of Government

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Government run by religious leader/leaders; no separation of church and state. 
a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Anarchy
2.

Example: Ancient Greece; citizens gathered to make decisions for their city-states and voted directly on issues.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Republic

c)

Totalitarian

d)

Direct Democracy

3.
Ruler, king/queen/emperor/empress, etc.), inherits power.  Rules by divine right- given power to rule by God.
a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Republic
d)
Monarchy
4.
 Self-appointed single person/group rules controlling all aspects of public life (example: freedom of speech) often through military force, intimidation
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Totalitarian
c)
Monarchy
d)
Liberty
5.
What is the type of government where there is no ruler in charge, and has no structure of authority?
a)
Anarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Dictatorship
6.
A government where a God or divine ones are given the status of supreme ruler?
(Examples: The Vatican, Egyptians, etc..)
a)
Democracy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Monarchy
d)
Theocracy
7.

Which type of government do we have in the United States?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Representative Democracy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Direct Democracy

8.

When the central government is run by a small group of people who all have similar beliefs on how to control the nation.

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Parliamentary

9.
Which of the following is a good example of a dictatorship?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
North Korea
d)
Canada
10.

People do not answer to any leader or govenment.

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Anarchy

c)

Tyranny

d)

Monarchy

11.

Led by a King or Queen

a)

Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Authoritarian

d)

Monarchy

12.

Which type of government best fits the attached description?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Oligarchy

13.

Which type of government best fits the description?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Oligarchy

14.

Which type of government best fits the description?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Oligarchy

15.

Which type of government best fits the description?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Oligarchy

16.

Which type of government best matches the description?

a)

Representative Democracy

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Anarchy

17.

Which type of government best fits the description?

a)

Representative Democracy

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Anarchy

18.

In this type of government people have the power because they can vote for representatives.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Communism

d)

Dictatoship

19.

Adolf Hitler and Kim Jong Un are known as...

a)

Oligarchists

b)

Theologists

c)

Anarchists

d)

Dictators

20.

Government where one person is in charge

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy