Frazer-Government

People elect leaders to write and manage laws for the country.

• Democracy

• Monarchy

A government where power is acquired by force. The leader has absolute control over the lives of his citizens.

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

A King or Queen rules and their power is usually inherited

• Democracy

• Monarchy

A form of government in which no one is in charge.

• Theocracy

• Anarchy

Religious leaders usually lead the society and religious law is used to settle disputes and rule the people.

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

They elect people who create laws.

• representative democracy

• constitutional monarchy

Which feature is a characteristic of a dictatorship?

• Citizens freely elect government leaders.

• Citizens risk punishment if they criticize government leaders.

type of government where voters elect leaders to represent them in government

• Representative Democracy

• Monarchy

Which of the following refers to a type of government where God is the ruler or the official leader has a divine link to God?

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

Leaders in democracies acquire power by means of

• popular support for the families right to rule.

• periodic elections open to all qualified citizens.