Government Types

What type of government is based on the power of religious authority?

• Theocracy
• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Junta

Which government type occurs when a military group overthrows the standing government and puts themselves in power instead?

• Dictatorship
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Junta

In what way did John Locke think humans were in a natural state without a government?

• He thought that humans were naturally barbaric, brutish and violent so they needed a government to protect them.
• He thought that humans were naturally good but could turn to violence if pushed so they needed a government to serve them.

What was Thomas Hobbes' idea of a social contract?

• He thought that people should give up most of their natural rights and freedoms in exchange for protection from the government. 
• He believed that the government must serve the people and could only exist if the people allowed it to. 
• He believed that there should be not be any form of government because governments can become corrupt. 
• He believed that there should not be any government because humans are naturally good. 

Which government type exists where there are actually no existing government structures or laws in society. People live under absolute freedom. 

• Autocracy
• Anarchy
• Theocracy
• Hinduism

Which government type exists where citizens vote on every law and policy and the majority always wins?

• Representative Democracy

• Democratic Republic

• Direct Democracy

• Theocratic Democracy

Which government type allowed people to vote for officials to represent them in government?

• Direct Democracy
• Judicial System
• Representative Democracy
• Executive Branch

What type of government exists when only the wealthiest people in society have control over what happens or who gets elected?

• Monarchy

• Plutocracy

• Representative Democracy

• Theocracy

An autocracy is a government type where:

• Only one person holds all of the power within a country
• The rule of law in a country is based on the Word of God and Religious Texts
• People vote to create laws and policies
• There is no government structure

True or False: An oligarchy can exist at the same time as a representative democracy.

• Falso

• True