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compare how democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, republic, theocracy, and totalitarian systems operate in specific countries

How do the political systems of North Korea and Saudi Arabia compare?

A North Korea is a monarchy, Saudi Arabia is a republic

B North Korea is a democracy, Saudi Arabia is a theocracy

C North Korea is a dictatorship, Saudi Arabia is a monarchy

D North Korea is a republic, Saudi Arabia is a totalitarian system.

In Western Europe, citizens hold power either directly or through elected representatives. The countries of Western Europe are -

A democracies

B dictatorships

C monarchies

D theocracies

In Western Europe today there are several nations that still have a monarch (the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Sweden for example), but they have little or no authority. In reality, these nations would best be considered -

A democracies

B dictatorships

C totalitarian

D theocracies

In nations where citizens hold political power either directly or through elected representatives, then those governments are known as -

A democracies

B dictatorships

C monarchies

D theocracies

Use the information and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

Which types of government are most closely linked with these characteristics?

A theocracy/republic

B monarchy/democracy

C democracy/dictatorship

D monarchy/dictatorship

Similar to the United Kingdom, Japan has an emperor and an elected parliament. Japan is an example of which type government system?

A Monarchy

B Dictatorship

C Constitutional Monarchy

D Republic

China is a state in which all political is held by the Chinese Communist Party, which is itself controlled by a small, select group, of people. No other competing views are allowed without the permission of the government. Which type of government system does this best describe?

A Totalitarian

B Dictatorship

C Monarchy

D Republic

In the United States and France, political power is held by elected representatives, and there is no monarch. Which type of government system does this best describe?

A Totalitarian

B Dictatorship

C Monarchy

D Republic