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This is a system of government in which one person holds total power over every aspect of a citizen's life.

What is totalitarianism? 

100

These are the two types of democracy. 

What are direct and representative? 
100

The people who rule in an oligarchy are frequently...

What is extremely wealthy? (Answers may slightly vary.)

100

True or false: An anarchy is always chaotic and war-like.

What is false?

100

A small group of wealthy candy corn rule.

What is candy corn oligarchy? 

200

These are the two kinds of monarchy.

What are absolute and constitutional?

200

Citizens vote directly with no representatives. 

What is a direct democracy? 

200

A small group of people in the military who take an area over using force. 

What is a junta?

200

An example of a current country where anarchy is the main system of government.

What is there is no current country with anarchy as their main system of government? 

200

One candy corn holds all power.

What is a candy corn autocracy, dictatorship, or totalitarianism? 

300

These are examples of past dictators.

Who are Ceasar, Hitler, Musolini? (Answers may vary.)

300

The difference between representative and direct democracy. 

What is that in a direct democracy, citizens vote directly on laws, while in a representative democracy, citizens vote for a representative to make decisions. 

300

Examples of an oligarchy (both current and past).

What are Saudi Arabia (in the past), South Africa (in the past), and the United States may count. (Answers may vary.)

300

DAILY DOUBLE!

True or false: North Korea is considered to be an anarchy. 

What is false, because North Korea is a totalitarian government?

300

A queen candy corn rules without limit. 

What is a candy corn absolute monarchy? 

400

This is an example of a current place where totalitarianism is the main system of government.

What is North Korea? (Answers may vary.)

400

The United States is a direct or representative democracy. 

What is representative? 

400

True or false: An oligarchy can be like a dictatorship.

What is true, because in both citizens hold little to no power.

400
A theocracy is ruled using religion, and frequently laws/rules/etc. are based on a religious... 

What is a book?

400

Rules are based around candy corn religion. 

What is a candy corn theocracy?

500

True or false: A dictatorship can also be a democracy. 

What is false, because a dictatorship does not let its citizens hold any power, whereas in a democracy, citizens have a say in what their government is like. 
500

True or false: A democracy can have both direct and representative characteristics simultaneously. 

What is true, because a representative can hold power while citizens may vote directly on decisions a few times a year. 
500

True or false: The U.S. has characteristics of an oligarchy. 

What is true? (Answers may vary, and this might be controversial. Notice that the statement uses the word characteristics.)