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Who Rules? Types of Government Reading
By Wesley Duvall
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Reading & Questions about the three main forms of government (Autocracy, Democracy, Oligarchy).
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Question 1
1.
We can tell what type of government a country has.....
by looking at who is in charge or who has power.
by the size of the country.
by whether or not they have elections.
Question 2
2.
Which type of autocracy has a king or queen rule the country?
Dictatorship
Autocracy
Monarchy
Question 3
3.
In a monarchy, how is the next leader selected?
A child of the current monarch takes over
There are no rules about how the next leader is selected
By an election
Question 4
4.
Which of these ARE TRUE about a dictatorship (you must select more than one answer).
People have many freedoms under a dictator
The dictator has complete control over citizens' lives
Other parts of the government are controled by the dictator
One person has complete control of the government
Question 5
5.
Who has power in a democracy?
Only a small group of people
One person
All citizens
Question 6
6.
Which type of democracy allows all citizens to participate in law making and decision making of the government?
Representative Democracy
Direct Democracy
Question 7
7.
Which type of democracy has citizens elect leader to make decision and laws for society.
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Question 8
8.
Who has power to rule in an Oligarchy?
All citizens
A small group of citizens
One person
Question 9
9.
What is a junta?
When you have an oligrachy ruled by the military
When you have an Oligrachy ruled by one race of people
When you have an oligrachy ruled by the rich
Question 10
10.
What is the guiding force in a theocracy?
A constitution
Religious laws / rules
Having no rules / laws
Question 11
11.
A theocracy can be a part of many other forms of government.
True
False
Question 12
12.
What is an anarchy?
A combination of theocracy & democracy
The absence of any type of government
A combination of oligarchy and theocracy
Question 13
13.
There are some countries today that have anarchy as their form of government.
True
False
