A country's written constitution lists the powers officials may use, and its courts can cancel any action that goes beyond that list. What kind of government does this arrangement describe?

In one state, the ruler's decisions can never be challenged in a court, and no written rules restrain what officials may do to citizens. What kind of government is this?

In a certain city, political power belongs to a small group of wealthy families, and they choose every official from among themselves. What form of government is this called?

A single ruler inherits the position from a parent and keeps it for life, passing it on to an heir. What form of government is built on this rule by one?

Sorting governments into limited and unlimited, where does an absolute monarchy belong?

A king remains head of state, but an elected parliament writes the laws and written rules limit the few duties the king may perform. What is this system of government called?

In one city-state, citizens gather in an assembly and vote themselves on each proposed law, with no representatives standing in for them. What form of rule by many is this?

Voters elect representatives to make the laws, no king or queen holds any office, and written rules state what those representatives may and may not do. What is this system of government called?

A single party controls the government, the economy, the schools and the newspapers, and no opposing party or opinion is permitted anywhere. What kind of system is this?

Many unlimited governments face no legal check on their power. What sets a totalitarian system apart from other unlimited governments?

Under a limited government, an official who breaks the law is tried in the same courts, under the same laws, as any other person. What principle does this describe?

Compare how citizens' rights are held under an unlimited government with how they are held under a limited one. Under an unlimited government, what happens to those rights?

In one nation, political power belongs to the whole citizen body, and citizens choose their leaders and laws by voting. What form of government is this called?

Every monarchy is an unlimited government.

In 1215, English nobles forced King John to sign a document saying that even the king had to obey the law. What was this document?

A leader takes power after a military takeover, cancels the scheduled elections, and afterwards rules by issuing decrees alone. What form of government has this leader created?

A constitutional republic is built on the idea that government power is granted rather than seized. In such a system, where does the government's authority come from?

A country has a representative government. How are laws normally made there?

A country widens suffrage so that far more of its adults may vote and hold office. Along the scale from rule by one to rule by many, which direction has this country moved?

An oligarchy and a democracy differ over one thing above all: who is permitted to hold office. In an oligarchy, who may hold office?