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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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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.
Which type of autocracy has a king or queen rule the country?
Dictatorship
Autocracy
Monarchy
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
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
Who has power in a democracy?
Only a small group of people
One person
All citizens
Which type of democracy allows all citizens to participate in law making and decision making of the government?
Representative Democracy
Direct Democracy
Which type of democracy has citizens elect leader to make decision and laws for society.
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Who has power to rule in an Oligarchy?
All citizens
A small group of citizens
One person
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
What is the guiding force in a theocracy?
A constitution
Religious laws / rules
Having no rules / laws
A theocracy can be a part of many other forms of government.
True
False
What is an anarchy?
A combination of theocracy & democracy
The absence of any type of government
A combination of oligarchy and theocracy
There are some countries today that have anarchy as their form of government.
True
False
