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9th grade · Social Studies · Unit 1 of 8

Forms of Government

Republics, monarchies and more

What your child practices

Comparing the US republic with direct democracy, theocracy, oligarchy, authoritarian rule and monarchy, and the older governments and documents that shaped the United States.

Oregon State Standards learning standard: HS.C.PI.1; HS.C.PI.2 · early governments that influenced the US, and comparing a republic with other forms of government

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    In a direct democracy,…

    • citizens vote on laws themselves
    • one party makes every decision
    • citizens elect a king

  2. Question 2

    In a presidential system,…

    • the legislature picks the president
    • there is no legislature
    • the president is elected separately from the legislature

  3. Question 3

    Limited government means…

    • government's powers are restricted by law
    • the government can do anything
    • there is no government

  4. Question 4

    Consent of the governed means…

    • the government needs no one's agreement
    • government's power comes from the people's agreement
    • only nobles consent

  5. Question 5

    An oligarchy is rule by…

    • a small group of powerful people
    • all citizens
    • one elected President

  6. Question 6

    The idea of separating government powers into branches came largely from…

    • Confucius
    • Machiavelli
    • Montesquieu

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