Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Types of governments

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This government means "rule by the few"

a)

oligarchy

b)

democracy

c)

monarchy

d)

military junta

2.

This government involves citizens voting for their chosen representatives.

a)

oligarchy

b)

democracy

c)

monarchy

d)

dictatarship

3.

This government is usually run by generals who have taken power from elected officials.

a)

military junta

b)

democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

dictatorship

4.

Suppressing the information and news citizens get is a form of what authoritarian government tactic?

a)

indoctrination

b)

ideology

c)

censorship

d)

state terror

5.

Having one person rule in a role they inherited is a what?

a)

monarchy

b)

democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

military junta

6.

One person who rules in an authoriantarian or totalitarian way is called a what?

a)

military junta

b)

dictatorship

c)

monarchy

d)

oligarchy

7.

This type of government is run by religious leaders.

a)

military junta

b)

theocracy

c)

democracy

d)

oligarchy

8.

This is used by authoritarian governments to spread its messages and ideology.

a)

censorship

b)

indoctrination

c)

propaganda

d)

text messages

9.

Authoritarian governments are interested in controlling what aspects of citizens lives?

a)

religious

b)

economic

c)

social

d)

political

10.

Which government wants to control ALL aspects of citizen's lives?

a)

totalitarianism

b)

authoritarianism

c)

democracy

d)

dictatorship

11.

This economy is completely controlled by the government

a)

traditional

b)

market

c)

command

d)

mixed

12.

In this economy the government controls price

a)

command

b)

traditional

c)

mixed

d)

market

13.

In this economy everyone knows their role in society.

a)

command

b)

mixed

c)

market

d)

traditional

14.

These economies have trouble innovating because everyone is supposed to stay in strict roles.

a)

market

b)

mixed

c)

traditional

d)

command

15.

This economy generally produces a wide variety of goods and services.

a)

market

b)

mixed

c)

command

d)

traditional

16.

This economy has a high degree of uncertainty because it is not centrally controlled.

a)

mixed

b)

traditional

c)

command

d)

market

17.

GDP per capita stands for what?

a)

Gross dump products per household

b)

Grand Democratic party of the population

c)

Good durable products per community

d)

Gross Domestic Product Per person

18.

HDI measures the wellbeing of a country's population. What does it stand for?

a)

Human Development Index

b)

Huge Dune Index

c)

Happy, Down, In-between

d)

Hopeful, Doubtful, Insecurity

19.

Literacy gives a rough measure of what?

a)

the military readiness of a country

b)

the wealth level of a country

c)

the education level of a country

d)

the health level of a country

20.

Life expectancy gives a rough measure of what for a country?

a)

the health of a country

b)

the wealth of a country

c)

the development of a country

d)

the education level of a country