TESTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ autocracy . Answer: a form of government where one person has
unlimited power
◉ communism . Answer: a form of government in which a single ruling
party owns and controls all production and distribution of goods, and in
which no private ownership is allowed
◉ democracy . Answer: a system of government in which political
power resides with the people
◉ dictatorship . Answer: a form of autocracy where a military leader
becomes the leader of a country often through violent means
◉ direct democracy . Answer: a form of government in which the
power to govern lies directly in the hands of the people rather than
through elected representatives
◉ monarchy . Answer: a form of government headed by a king or queen
who inherits the position, rules for life, and holds power that can range
anywhere between limited to absolute
, ◉ oligarchy . Answer: a form of government in which a small group has
total control and power
◉ representative democracy . Answer: a system of government in which
the people elect representatives to make policies and laws for them, also
known as a republic
◉ republic . Answer: a system of government in which the people elect
representatives to make policies and laws for them, also known as a
representative democracy
◉ socialism . Answer: an economic system in which the government
owns the primary means of production
◉ confederal . Answer: a system of government where power is located
with the independent states and there is little power in the central
government
◉ federal . Answer: a system of government where power is shared
between a central government and states
◉ government . Answer: a system or organization for exercising
authority over a body of people