Government Terms
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. Monarchy
A. Permission to do something
2. Democracy
B. Government in which people vote for their leaders
3. Republic
C. Accepted or habitual practice (plural)
4. Aristocracy
D. Strength or the ability to control things
5. Power
E. The power or right to give orders or make decisions
6. Authority
F. A privileged class holding hereditary titles
7. Consent
G. An autocracy governed by a ___ who usually inherits the authority
8. Roles
H. Financial assistance in time of need (plural)
9. Benefits
I. The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group (plural)
10. Customs
J. A form of government whose head of state is not a monarch