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WorksheetsSocial Studies Review # 1
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 14mins
What type of government is it if the ruler takes over by force?
democracy
monarchy
dictatorship
oligarchy
What type of government is it if the leader inherits his/her position?
democracy
monarchy
dictatorship
oligarchy
What type of government is it if the ruler takes over by force?
democracy
monarchy
dictatorship
oligarchy
What type of government is being described? "Today is Coronation Day! The prince will become the country's king !"
democracy
monarchy
dictatorship
oligarchy
Which type of government is being described? Mufasa, the king has died. Simba is the heir to the throne. Simba's wicked uncle plots to become the pride's new king.
democracy
monarchy
dictatorship
oligarchy
Which type of government is being described? Today is the first Tuesday in November. Today is Election Day! Everyone who is over eighteen years old has the right to vote for the leader of his/her country.
democracy
monarchy
dictatorship
oligarchy
Who makes important decisions in an oligarchy?
king
senators
citizens
small group of powerful leaders
What type of government is being described? Fidel Castro held total authority over the citizens of Cuba and punished any citizen that opposed him.
democracy
monarchy
dictatorship
oligarchy
What type of government has a king or queen that holds all of the country's power.
constitutional monarchy
absolute monarchy
Communism
empire
What type of government has a king or queen whose powers are limited by a constitution?
democracy
absolute monarchy
constitutional monarchy
dictatorship
What type of government allows the citizens to vote in elections for its leaders?
democracy
monarchy
dictatorship
oligarchy
How would you describe an emperor/ monarchy who has total control over everyone in the empire?
democracy
absolute monarchy
constitutional monarchy
dictatorship
Which phrase describes an oligarchy?
one person in charge of everyone
rule by a few
a government for the people and by the people
anything goes; no rules
A government where the citizens have some individual rights.
limited government
unlimited government
A government that has complete control over every aspect of its citizens' lives.
limited government
unlimited government
What is a government?
an organization that keeps order, sets rules, and provides services for a society
adding territory to a country
a society with a culture
a system where people produce, sell and buy goods
What type of government is ruled by a single person who has total control of all aspects of the citizens' lives?
democracy
monarchy
dictatorship
oligarchy
Example: United States; citizens vote for representatives on local, state and national levels who make laws.
Monarchy
Anarchy
Theocracy
Representative Democracy
Example: Ancient Greece; citizens gathered to make decisions for their city-states and voted directly on issues.
Monarchy
Republic
Totalitarian
Direct Democracy
(Examples: The Vatican, Egyptians, etc..)
When the central government is run by a small group of people who all have similar beliefs on how to control the nation.
Autocracy
Democracy
Oligarchy
Parliamentary
What type of system is governed as a single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme and any administrative divisions (sub-national units) exercise only the powers that the central government chooses to delegate?
Authoritarian
Federal
Confederate
Parliamentary
