Classic Forms of Government

Question 1

Feudalism

Answer 1

This is based on the rule of local lords who are loyal to the king and control the lives and production of those who work on their land

Question 2

Classical republic

Answer 2

This form is a representative democracy. Small groups of elected leaders represent the interests of the electorate

Question 3

Absolute monarchy

Answer 3

A king or queen has complete control of the military and government

Question 4

Authoritarianism

Answer 4

An individual or group has unlimited authority. There is no system in place to restrain the power of the government

Question 5

Dictatorship

Answer 5

Those in power are not held responsible to the people

Question 6

Autocracy

Answer 6

This is rule by one person (despot), not necessarily a monarch, who uses power tyrannically

Question 7

Oligarchy

Answer 7

A small, usually self-appointed elite rules a region

Question 8

Liberal democracy

Answer 8

This is a government based on the consent of the people that protects individual rights and freedoms from any tolerance by the majority

Question 9

Totalitarianism

Answer 9

All facets of the citizens’ lives are controlled by the government