1.1 Types of Governments

Question 1

How does a monarch typically take power?

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by taking over when the previous monarch dies or retires

Question 2

Which statement best characterizes a dictatorship?

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The leader maintains power through force.

Question 3

In a direct democracy, who votes on government policy?

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all citizens

Question 4

In which system of government would states function independently of each other?

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confederal

Question 5

In a parliamentary system of representative democracy, the prime minister

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is the leader of the party that won the most seats in parliament.

Question 6

In a unitary system of government, local offices

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must follow decisions made by the central government.

Question 7

In the modern world, many countries with kings or queens have evolved into constitutional democracies. In these countries, monarchs are mostly

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figureheads.

Question 8

What are two types of oligarchies?

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theocracy and communism

1.1 Types of Governments Answers