Test Your Knowledge of Government Systems

Limited government is where the government has no power or where governmental power is restricted by law, usually in a written constitution.

An unlimited government is a government that has one dictator (or group) that makes up all the laws, and the citizens have no power over the dictator.

Monarchy is a form of government where a state is ruled by one king or queen, and the power is inherited by family members.

<p>An absolute monarchy is a monarchy where the ruler has unlimited power.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An authoritarian government is a government in which all power is held by one single person.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The main characteristic of limited government is that governmental power is restricted by law, usually in a written constitution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An unlimited government is defined as a government that has one dictator (or group) that makes up all the laws, and the citizens have no power over the dictator.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The distinguishing feature of a monarchy is that the state is ruled by one king or queen, and the power is inherited by family members.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The difference between an absolute monarchy and a constitutional monarchy is that absolute monarchy has unlimited power, while constitutional monarchy is limited by power and law with other branches of government.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The main characteristic of an authoritarian government is that all power is held by one single person, who makes all economic and political decisions.</p> Signup and view all the answers