Forms of Government Quiz

What is the form of government where one person has absolute power?

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

Which form of autocracy involves a small group of powerful people controlling the government?

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

In which country does a constitutional monarchy exist, making it no longer considered an autocracy?

• North Korea

• Saudi Arabia

• Iran

• United Kingdom

What is the form of government where a small group of people govern based on their religious beliefs?

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

Where did the first form of democratic government, called a direct democracy, start over 2,500 years ago?

• Rome

• Athens

• Egypt

• China

In a dictatorship, how does one person gain power over all branches of government?

• Through elections

• Through deception, corruption, and force

• Through religious beliefs

• Through inheritance

What type of government is modern China an example of?

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Theocracy

In which form of government do people vote for elected officials to govern on their behalf?

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Theocracy

What is the most common form of autocracy in history, involving the rule of kings or queens?

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

Which country is an example of a theocracy?

• United Kingdom

• Iran

• Saudi Arabia

• North Korea