Types of Government Vocabulary Mastery Check

What is the rule of law based on?

• Power, strength, and control

• Fairness, equality, and justice

• Wealth, influence, and politics

• Authority, force, and regulations

Which type of government leads our counties, cities, and towns?

• State government

• Federal government

• Local government

• Dictatorship

What does justice mean?

• Wealth is equally distributed

• A system that allows the strongest to succeed

• Fair, equal, and balanced behavior for everyone

• Giving rewards to the most deserving

In a representative democracy, citizens elect leaders to represent their _________ and _________ in government.

• money; power

• rights; interests

• opinions; wealth

• status; rank

What is the main purpose of government?

• To protect the rights and property of citizens

• To manage national resources

• To maintain economic order

What does equality mean?

• People are treated based on their social status

• All people are treated the same, regardless of who they are

• People get what they earn based on effort

• People with more power are given more rights

Which type of government leads each state?

• Local government

• State government

• Federal government

• Monarchy

Which type of government is characterized by someone being born into a position of power?

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

What type of government allows one person to take charge without permission or through elections?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Representative democracy

Which form of government is where the people vote?

• Monarchy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy