WG Skills Check - Forms of Government 1 - Define / Describe

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Which statement describes a socialist government? Options: Primary political power rests with local governments, Taxes are low, but government services are extremely limited, The government owns several basic industries and provides many services at no cost, Private property is abolished and all goods and services are provided to citizens by the government

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The government owns several basic industries and provides many services at no cost

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The United States uses which form of government? Options: Direct democracy, Absolute monarchy, Representative democracy, Oligarchy

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Representative democracy

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Which statement applies to all types of monarchies? Options: Their ruler holds absolute power, unlimited by Parliaments or constitutions, The monarch inherits his or her power, They combine the executive and legislative branches, The monarch's power, whether total or limited, is establish in a written constitution

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The monarch inherits his or her power

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A form of government in which the power to govern is directly in the hands of the people rather than elected representatives:

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Direct democracy

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Representative democracy is also known as: Confederal, Republic, Socialist, Dictatorship

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Republic

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The way a government is structured: Oligarchy, Direct democracy, Autocracy

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Form of Government

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A military leader who becomes the head of a country, often by force:

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Dictator

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In in Absolute Monarchy there is one person that has all control.

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True

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a type of monarchy in which the ruler has power that is limited by a constitution or other set of laws that guarantees certain rights to citizens

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limited monarchy

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Which form of government comes from the Greek words "one" and "rule"?

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Monarchy