Types of Government Around the World

Which of the following is a type of government other than a Democracy.

• Rule of Law

• Individual Rights

• Monarchy

• Mass Media

What do you know about a Monarchy?

• It is ruled by a king or a queen

• It is ruled by a president

• It is ruled by a religious leader

• It is ruled by a group of wealthy individuals

The ruling authority for a group of people or a society is known as the __________. 

• Government

• Neighborhood

• Community

• Fundamental

What level of government is responsible for conducting foreign policy and regulating trade?

• Federal

• State

• Local

• All of the above

Match the following types of governments

• Anarchy

• Where people get to vote on everything

• Direct Democracy

• People elected their leaders

• Dictatorship

• People elect their local legislator, and the legislature elects the leader

• Representative Democracy

• One person runs government and is above the law

• Parliamentary Democracy

• No leader, no government

A ruler has unlimited power. Power is often attained though fear and/or force.​ (a)   ​

• democracy

• theocracy

• dictatorship

• absolute monarchy

Which government type returned to Greece in 1974?

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SS.6.11a

SS.6.2a

A dictatorship and an absolute monarchy are examples of a/an​ (a)   government. A republic and a democracy are examples of a/an​ (b)   government.

• unlimited

• limited

If none of the political party gets the majority,a (a)   government is formed.

Based on the information in the table, what is one way that many governments in Europe are similar?

• Most are considered to be limited monarchies

• They were modeled after the US government

• Power is shared between two executive leaders

• Revolutions brought about the political systems