Types of Government Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Democracy is a Greek word. Demo means ___. Cracy means ___. | people, rule or government. In other words, rule by the people |
| In a monarchy, the ruler is usually a ____ or _____ and they are _____ into power | king, queen, born |
| A country that whose ruler is more ceremonial and inherits his/her position from a relative AND has a written set of rules, like a constitution is called a ____ _____. | constitutional monarcy |
| In a totalitarian or dictatorship type of government, the leader has full or absolute ___. | control |
| A ____ is a person that holds absolute power in a country | dictator |
| A rule by a few is called an __________. | oligarchy |
| An ____ is usually ruled by a small number of wealthy people or a minority group. | oligarchy |
| The United State's government is a ___. | a republic, a democracy, constitutional |
| Theocracy | government that recognizes a God/Gods as the ultimate authority. Religious laws are used to rule the people. It can exist with other forms of government. |
| representative democracy | majority rule where the citizens elect leaders to support their views. If the leader doesn’t fulfill his/her duties, the citizens can vote him/her out of power. |
| dictatorship | a government where one leader has full control over his/her citizen’s power. Power is usually seized or elections are a sham |
| oligarchy | government is run by a few people with an elite membership based on political party, social class, social class or race |
| autocracy | a type of government where one person rules. There are two sub- categories of the major type |
| anarchy | without government or where no person rules, chaos |
| direct democracy | a type of government where each citizen votes on all issues |
| monarchy | a type of government where the power is inherited such as a king, queen, czar, czarina |
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