| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| A form of government in which the people have the authority to choose their governing legislation | Democracy | 99%
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| A form of government in which power is held by the nobility | Aristocracy | 63%
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| A government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme ruling authority | Theocracy | 61%
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| A government in which a single person or party possesses supreme and absolute power | Autocracy | 46%
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| A country or society governed by the wealthy | Plutocracy | 43%
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| A government ruled by people selected on the basis of their ability | Meritocracy | 41%
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| A government controlled by an elite of technical experts | Technocracy | 33%
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| A state, society, or group governed by old people | Gerontocracy | 28%
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| A state in which most important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives | Bureaucracy | 18%
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| A system of government by only one person | Monocracy | 18%
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| A government by the masses; mob rule | Mobocracy | 10%
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| A form of government headed by military chiefs | Stratocracy | 9%
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| A state with primarily maritime realms, an empire at sea, or a seaborne empire | Thalassocracy | 9%
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| A government ruled by women | Gynecocracy | 6%
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| A state where only property owners may participate in government | Timocracy | 6%
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| A government where plantation owners are regarded as the dominant class, especially in the West Indies | Plantocracy | 5%
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| A utopian state in which all are equal in social position and responsibility | Pantisocracy | 3%
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