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WorksheetsYear 8 - Types of Government Revision
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is a government?
A group of people that has the power to rule over a community
A system of laws and regulations
A group of religious leaders
A small group of people with supreme power
What is an autocracy?
A government where all power is controlled by one person
A government where power is shared by a few people
A government where power is shared by the citizens
A government where power is shared by religious leaders
What are the two most common forms of autocracy?
Absolute Monarchs and Dictators
Aristocracy and Theocracy
Direct Democracies and Representative Democracies
Oligarchy and Democracy
What is a dictatorship?
A government where the leader makes it against the law to disagree with the government
A government where the leader is chosen by the citizens
A government where the leader has to follow the law
A government where the leader is a king
What is a democracy?
A system of government where most citizens can vote and elect people to rule the country
A government where all power is controlled by one person
A government where power is shared by a few people
A government where power is shared by religious leaders
What are the two main types of democracies?
Direct Democracies and Representative Democracies
Absolute Monarchs and Dictators
Aristocracy and Theocracy
Oligarchy and Democracy
What type of democracy is the United Kingdom?
Representative Democracy
Direct Democracy
Autocracy
Oligarchy
What is an oligarchy?
A government where all of the power is in the hands of a few people
A government where power is shared by the citizens
A government where power is shared by religious leaders
A government where all power is controlled by one person
What is a theocracy?
A government where all of the power is in the hands of a few people
A government where power is shared by the citizens
A government where power is shared by religious leaders
A government where all power is controlled by one person
The current UK Prime Minister is _____ _____.
Keir Starmer
Liz Truss
Boris Johnson
Tony Blair
How old must you be to vote in England?
18
16
21
25
Which of these is not a part of the UK Parliament?
The Queen
The House of Lords
The House of Commons
The Mayor of London
Which of these Houses of Parliament is made up of elected officials?
House of Commons
House of Lords
To vote in the UK you must do what on election day?
Go to Buckingham Palace
Go to a Polling Station
Put up your hand in the local council
Send a letter to the Prime Minister
Which of these could not be found in the House of Lords?
Life peers
Hereditary peers
Bishops
MPs
What is the role of the Speaker in the House of Commons?
To maintain order during debates
To make laws
To manage the UK's budget
To open Parliament every year
There are (a) MPs in the House of Commons
There are (a) Peers in the House of Lords
