CD102 3rd Quiz

What is a characteristic of democracy?

• Rule by a monarch

• Citizen participation in elections

• Power held by a small group

• No government authority

In a republic, who chooses the leaders?

• The military

• The citizens

• The monarch

• An elite group

What distinguishes a monarchy from other forms of government?

• It is based on elections

• Power is inherited

• It has a classless society

• Authority is decentralized

What type of government has power concentrated in a few people?

• Democracy

• Republic

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

In which government is absolute power held by a single leader?

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Republic

• Anarchy

Which form of government has limited political freedoms?

• Democracy

• Authoritarianism

• Republic

• Monarchy

In communism, who owns property and resources?

• The state

• Private individuals

• The ruling elite

• Collectively by all

What defines anarchy?

• A powerful central authority

• Absence of a formal government

• Rule by a monarch

• Citizen elections

In an aristocracy, who holds power?

• Citizens

• Elected officials

• Privileged elite

• A single dictator

What is federalism?

• Power held by a monarch

• Shared power between national and regional governments

• Government with absolute rule

• Rule by religious leaders