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6th grade Monarchy, oligarchy, democracy and republic: who holds power worksheet

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Monarchy, oligarchy, democracy and republic: who holds power

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

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  1. Which of the two, the United States or the United Kingdom, has a king or queen as head of state, Tala asks?

    • Neither of them
    • The United Kingdom
    • The United States
    • Both of them

  3. What do the two chains for the United States and the United Kingdom share, Zee asks?

    • The Senate alone passes the laws
    • Elected lawmakers pass the laws
    • A king or queen passes the laws
    • The consuls pass the laws

  4. Which two governments in Ari's table have no king or queen?

    Use the picture in question 2.

    • The United Kingdom alone
    • The United States and the United Kingdom
    • Rome and the United States
    • Rome and the United Kingdom

  6. Which part of Rome's government controlled the treasury, by Bo's chain?

    • The people
    • The consuls
    • A king
    • The Senate

  7. A viewer watches only Rome's consuls. Which form of government would Rome seem to have, by Esme's chain?

    Use the picture in question 4.

    • A democracy: rule by the many
    • A theocracy: rule by religious leaders
    • A monarchy: rule by one
    • An oligarchy: rule by a few

  8. A viewer watches only the Roman people who approved or rejected laws. Which form would Rome seem to have, by Jun's chain?

    Use the picture in question 4.

    • An oligarchy: rule by a few
    • A monarchy: rule by one
    • A theocracy: rule by religious leaders
    • A democracy: rule by the many

  9. Why did Polybius find Rome's government hard to label, Kira asks?

    Use the picture in question 4.

    • The people held no power at that time
    • The consuls held the power at that time
    • Rome had no government at that time
    • Three parts shared power, each like a different form

  10. Which sentence about a republic and a constitutional monarchy is careful, Luz asks?

    • Both forms can have elected lawmakers
    • A republic has no leaders
    • A monarchy cannot have an elected body
    • A monarchy is better than a republic

  11. Noah's note says, "The United States has a king as head of state." Which fix is right?

    • Change it: a President serves a four-year term
    • Leave it: the crown passes to a child
    • Change king to consul
    • Change United States to Rome's republic

  12. Pia's note says, "In the United Kingdom the king or queen makes the laws." Which fix is right?

    • Leave it: the monarch makes the laws alone
    • Change laws to treasury
    • Change it: Parliament makes the laws
    • Change it: the consuls make the laws
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Forms of government: monarchy, oligarchy, democracy and republic. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can tell a monarchy, an oligarchy, a democracy and a republic apart by asking who holds power, and I know that a theocracy is rule by religious leaders.
  • I can read chains for Babylon, Sparta and Athens during its war with Sparta, and say why one word may not fit a government fully.
  • I can describe Rome's republic as a mix of three parts, and compare the United States and the United Kingdom by structure only.

Standard: D2.Civ.5.6-8

Words to know

monarchy: rule by one person, a king or queen, whose power usually passes within a family

oligarchy: rule by a small group

democracy: rule by the people: citizens vote on laws themselves (direct) or elect others to do it (representative)

republic: a government whose leaders are elected and which has no ruler by birth

theocracy: rule by religious leaders (decision D6: one line, no beliefs)

head of state: the person who stands for a country, such as a king, queen or president

Common mistakes

Your child chose a claim that says more than the evidence shows. Keep the claim as small as the evidence.

Your child mixed up how many hold the power: one, a few, or many. Count the people who hold it.

Your child gave the meaning of a different form of government. Each form has its own first box: who holds power.

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What is the most common mistake with monarchy, oligarchy, democracy and republic: who holds power?

Your child chose a claim that says more than the evidence shows. Keep the claim as small as the evidence.

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