Governments

Question 1

Monarchy

Answer 1

Inheritance power of Dictatorship king/queen.

Question 2

Oligarchy

Answer 2

A small group of people in control of society.

Question 3

Kleptocracy

Answer 3

A gov’t led by a Dictatorship leader who is a criminal.

Question 4

Democracy

Answer 4

People power/rule (people decide via votes for a leader).

Question 5

Theocracy

Answer 5

A gov’t that is built on specific beliefs often religious beliefs or cultural.

Question 6

Republic

Answer 6

No king/ queen in charge but the Leader is voted through Democracy.

Question 7

Constitutional Monarchy

Answer 7

A government that has a figurehead without power and is elected via democracy, often the figurehead links the gov’t of the country to a higher figure (e.g Canada).

Question 8

Totalitarianism

Answer 8

Authoritarian form of government in which the ruling party recognizes no limitations whatsoever on its power, including in its citizens’ lives or rights. A single figure often holds power and maintains authority through widespread surveillance, control over mass media, intimidating demonstrations of paramilitary or police power, and suppression of protest, activism, or political opposition.

Question 9

Aristocracy

Answer 9

A gov’t that is a small, elite ruling class of people is often decided/chosen because of their origin, schooling, e.t.c. They often control the lower socioeconomic strata (society’s categorization of its people).

Question 10

Communism

Answer 10

A centralized form of government is led by a single party that is often authoritarian in its rule.

Question 11

Socialism

Answer 11

A system that encourages cooperation rather than competition among citizens. Citizens communally own the means of production and distribution of goods and services, while a centralized government manages it.

Question 12

Dictatorship

Answer 12

Society is controlled by 1 person.