Types of Government

What type of government is being described? "Today is Coronation Day! The prince will become the country's king !"

• democracy

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

What type of government is it if the leader inherits his/her position?

• democracy

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

Example: Saddam Hussein from Iraq in the 1980s-2000s

• Supreme Leader

• Pope

• Dictator

• Monarch

What type of government is it if the ruler takes over by force?

• democracy

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

An economic and political system in which the government controls or owns all the businesses, farms, means of production, wages and prices

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Communism

Type of government where political power is passed down (usually inherited) through the family. Leaders of monarchies include Kings/Queens, Emperors/Empresses.

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Communism

• Republic

Which type of government do we have in the United States?

• Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Direct Democracy

In a democracy the power of government is limited by a system of __________ and __________.

• voting and being informed

• legislative and judical

• rights and reponsibilites

• checks and balances

How does a dictatorship differ from a democracy?

• In a dictatorship, individuals have no basic rights.

• In a dictatorship, there are separate social classes.

• In a dictatorship, people always trust their leader.

• In a dictatorship, there is strong support for public education.

Which type of government is being described? Today is the first Tuesday in November. Today is Election Day! Everyone who is over eighteen years old has the right to vote for the leader of his/her country.

• democracy

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy