Lesson 3: Kinds of Government

Question 1

government

Answer 1

the person or group of people who makes the rules or laws for everyone

Question 2

anarchy

Answer 2

• there is no government
• people do or say anything they wish to anyone
• there aren’t currently any in the world, the most recent was in Somalia in the early 2000s

Question 3

dictatorship

Answer 3

a country where the leader rules with absolute power, usually by force (e.g. North Korea)

Question 4

constitutional monarchy

Answer 4

a government where the monarchy is limited; the government is usually made up of representatives elected by the people (e.g. Canada)

Question 5

absolute monarchy

Answer 5

total rule by one monarch (king or queen) who makes all the laws (e.g. Saudi Arabia)

Question 6

representative (or indirect) democracy OR republic

Answer 6

voters choose representatives to act in their interests (e.g. United States)

Question 7

direct democracy

Answer 7

all citizens take part in suggesting and making up laws (e.g. ancient Greece)

Question 8

the person or group of people who makes the rules or laws for everyone

Answer 8

government

Question 9

• there is no government
• people do or say anything they wish to anyone
• there aren’t currently any in the world, the most recent was in Somalia in the early 2000s

Answer 9

anarchy

Question 10

a country where the leader rules with absolute power, usually by force (e.g. North Korea)

Answer 10

dictatorship

Question 11

a government where the monarchy is limited by a written document called The Constitution; the government is usually made up of representatives elected by the people (e.g. Canada)

Answer 11

constitutional monarchy

Question 12

total rule by one monarch (king or queen) who makes all the laws (e.g. Saudi Arabia)

Answer 12

absolute monarchy

Question 13

voters choose representatives to act in their interests (e.g. United States)

Answer 13

representative, or indirect democracy or republic

Question 14

all citizens take part in suggesting and making up laws (e.g. ancient Greece)

Answer 14

direct democracy

Question 15

monarchy

Answer 15

a form of government where there is a king of queen

Question 16

democracy

Answer 16

government by the people (the people have a say or vote)