Forms of Government

Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an oligarchy or dictatorship?

• Dictators are always mean and cruel. 
• Oligarchies and dictatorships are usually run by the military and suppress voters.
• A democracy keeps the power totally in the hands of local governments. 
• The voters get to choose the people who make the laws.

The United Kingdom has a royal family and also a government headed by a Prime Minister and his cabinet. This type of government would be 

• A dictatorship
• A constitutional monarchy
• An absolute or traditional monarchy
• An oligarchy

The type of government where individuals elect leaders to represent them and these representatives are bound by the law or some form of constitution would be

• A monarchy
• A dictatorship
• A democracy
• A republic

What could be an advantage of living in a country where there is a dictator? 

• There are no advantages.
• There is stability in leadership, which can lead to stability in economy.
• The people do not have a choice of leader.
• The people could rise up against the dictator. 

In Swaziland, absolute power is vested in a single person and the monarch is the head of state as well as the government. This is an example of 

• A constitutional monarchy
• A dictatorship
• An absolute or traditional monarchy
• An oligarchy

Some people argue that because most elected leaders in governmental positions in the United States are wealthy, that the United States is actually 

• A monarchy
• A republic
• A democracy
• An oligarchy

When Obama was President, the United States could be classified as a democracy. When Trump is President, the United States will be classified as a republic.

• True
• False

What is government?

• The wealth and resources of a country.
• The enforcement of laws in a country.
• A set of rules people set up so they can function together as a society.
• A political party.

What is a weakness of a democracy?

• One person is in charge and people have no choice.
• Too many opinions may lead to disagreement.
• People have the right to choose their leader. 
• There is a King or a Queen.

What could be one reason why China's authoritarian government has restricted internet access for its people?

• To help stabilize the economy

• They want to hog the internet for themselves

• It's too expensive for the country

• They don't want their people to organize & protest