1.1 Types of Governments Answers

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The best explanation as to why direct democracy would not work well in the United States is that

voting is not mandatory in the United States.

the use of direct democracy would make debate on issues by individuals too difficult.

Ancient Greece was smaller and less geographically diverse than the United States.

the population of the United States is too large.

In a democracy, government gets its power from

what the majority of the citizens want.

the president or prime minister.

Congress or Parliament.

what the minority of the citizens want.

In a parliamentary system of representative democracy, the prime minister

is appointed by the monarch.

is elected by representatives chosen by the people.

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

is elected directly by the people.

How does a monarch typically take power?

by being elected

by taking over in a revolution

by being appointed by leaders of a political party

by taking over when the previous monarch dies or retires

What are two types of oligarchies?

theocracy and monarchy

dictatorship and theocracy

communism and dictatorship

theocracy and communism

In a direct democracy, who votes on government policy?

senators

all citizens

representatives

only democrats

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