Unit 1 Quiz

Which of the following is a form of government with a single ruler from a royal family?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

Which of the following is a form of government in which a priest rules in the name of God or a god?

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Theocracy

Which of the following is a form of government in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected leader?

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Republic

Which of the following is a system of government by one person with absolute power, examples include a dictatorship?

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

Which of the following is a system of government by the whole population or all eligible members of the state?

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Republic

• Theocracy

Which of the following forms of government is a form of government with a small group of people having control of the country?

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

• Republic

All of the following are examples of direct democracy except:

• New England town holding a town meeting

• Colonists electing representatives to act and vote in their favor

• In Switzerland, citizens vote to require the national legislature to consider amendments to the Swiss Constitution

• Citizens at the state level are able to recall elected officials.

Identify which of the following factors most distinguishes a monarch from a dictator.

• Their acquisition and retaining of power

• Their regards towards their citizens’ rights

• Their economic decisions

• Their process in choosing advisors

Determine which is a characteristic of the American system of government.

• Constitutional monarchy

• Tyranny

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

Identify the primary quality of a dictatorship.

• People are allowed to vote for more than one candidate.

• Branches of government have equal and balanced power.

• Leaders make decisions without consent of the people.

• Legislatures make decisions with input from the citizens.