Political Systems - Lesson 8.2

A region that shares a common government is a...

• state
• political unit

Which is NOT a characteristic of a "state"?

• Is a territory with definite borders
• Has a government with the authority to create laws 
• Declared its independence before 1900
• Can be divided into smaller areas like cities and towns

In a democracy, who holds the political power?

• government leaders
• citizens
• landowners
• school superintendents

What type of government is a democracy?

• limited
• unlimited

In which type of democracy do citizens elect leaders to represent their interests?

• direct democracy
• representative democracy

A king or a queen is also known as a...

• president
• tyrant
• monarch
• oligarch

How does a monarch become the leader of a nation?

• he/she is elected to the position
• he/she inherits the position

True or False?  Monarchies can be either limited or unlimited in their authority.

• True
• False

Monarchs whose power and authority are not limited are known as...

• absolute monarchs
• constitutional monarchs

Monarchs whose power is limited by law and who share authority with other branches of government are...

• absolute monarchs
• constitutional monarchs