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Directions: Select a group of countries (page 2). Research each country and tell what type of government it has: autocracy (dictatorship or monarchy), oligarchy, or democracy (presidential or parliamentary). Then, provide characteristics of this country that helped you determine the type of government.

Country Name Type of Government Characteristics of the Country’s Government

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Country Group #1: China Australia Soviet Union under Josef Stalin’s rule Chile Hungary

Country Group #2: North Korea Canada Honduras Germany under Adolf Hitler’s rule Pakistan

Country Group #3: Venezuela China under Mao Zedong’s rule Jamaica Philippines Italy

Country Group #4: New Zealand Uganda under Idi Amin Dada’s rule Mexico U.S.S.R. Israel

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Teacher’s Answer Key

Country Name Type of Government China Oligarchy Australia Autocracy (monarchy) Soviet Union under Josef Stalin’s rule Autocracy (dictatorship) Chile Democracy (presidential) Hungary Democracy (parliamentary) North Korea Oligarchy Canada Autocracy (monarchy) Honduras Democracy (presidential) Germany under Adolf Hitler’s rule Autocracy (dictatorship) Pakistan Democracy (parliamentary) Venezuela Oligarchy China under Mao Zedong’s rule Autocracy (dictatorship) Jamaica Autocracy (monarchy) Philippines Democracy (presidential) Italy Democracy (parliamentary) New Zealand Autocracy (monarchy) Uganda under Idi Amin Dada’s rule Autocracy (dictatorship) Mexico Democracy (presidential) U.S.S.R. Oligarchy Israel Democracy (parliamentary)

TYPES OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY