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

• One person runs government and is above the law

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Where people get to vote on everything

• Representative Democracy

• No leader, no government

• Dictatorship

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

• Direct Democracy

• People elected their leaders

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____ 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