Forms of Government Quiz

What is a form of government that forces strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom?

• Democracy

• Authoritarian

• Federalism

• Oligarchy

Which form of government has unlimited power concentrated in one individual or small group?

• Autocracy

• Constitutional Republic

• Democracy

• Federalism

What is the right of people accused of crimes to have laws that treat them fairly?

• Federalism

• Due Process of Law

• Individual Rights

• Limited Government

What is the division of power between the national government and state governments called?

• Federalism

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

What term describes the way a government is structured and operates?

• Form of Government

• Individual Rights

• Checks and Balances

• Monarchy

Which form of government is headed by a king or queen who inherits the position?

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Federalism

• Democracy

What is a form of government in which a small group or class of people have total control?

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Federalism

Which form of government involves electing representatives to make policies and laws, sometimes called a representative democracy?

• Republic

• Rule of law

• Theocracy

• Totalitarian

What political belief supports the idea of citizens choosing their representatives and leaders for the common good?

• Theocracy

• Republicanism

• Totalitarian

• Separation of powers

What principle states that all persons, institutions, and entities are accountable to laws and no one is above the law?

• Rule of law

• Republic

• Theocracy

• Totalitarian