Forms of Government

Which of the following answer choices describes an Authoritarian government?

Which of the following answer choices describes a Democratic government.

Citizens participate in government by voting. This would be an example of...

Power is in the hands of one or a few people. This would be an example of...

Opposition to the government is not allowed. This would be an example of...

Laws apply to all people, including government leaders. This would be an example of...

Switzerland: Citizens elect representatives to sit in two different law making assemblies. But citizens also directly vote several times a year to decide on laws. Citizens can vote to propose their own laws or undo laws passed by their representatives. All citizens may vote directly on these laws.

South Africa: From 1948-1994, official policy in South Africa gave white people all the political power. Even though the majority of South Africans were black, non-white could not influence government. White South Africans elected representatives to sit in a law making body.

North Korea: One man leads North Korea and controls its government. He also controls the ruling political party. The ruling political party chooses candidates for an Assembly, and citizens vote. The candidates do not have opponents, so citizens have no real choices.

Brazil: Brazil is led by a president who is elected by the citizens. Citizens in Brazil elect a new president every four years. Citizens also elect representatives to serve in two different legislative bodies.

A monarchy can be like a dictatorship or it can be part of a democracy.

A dictatorship can also be a democracy.

A democracy can have both representatives and direct characteristics at the same time.

An oligarchy can include representative democracy

A government can be both a monarchy and an anarchy at the same time.