Icivics worksheet Worksheets 2024 - Free Printable

Let’s go through each country one by one and figure out what kind of government it has based on the description.

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Switzerland
The text says: “Citizens elect representatives to sit in two different legislative assemblies... citizens also vote every time a law is passed.”
This means people vote for leaders (representatives) AND also vote directly on laws. That’s called a direct democracy mixed with a representative democracy. But since they have elected reps AND direct voting, the main form is democracy, specifically a federal republic with direct democracy elements. For school level, we can say:
→ Democracy or Federal Republic

But let’s look at the other countries to match the pattern.

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South Africa
Text: “Since 1948–1991, official policy was Apartheid... After apartheid ended, South Africa became a democracy where all races could vote. Each province sends representatives to a governing body.”
So now it’s a place where people vote for reps → that’s a representative democracy. Also, it’s made up of provinces sending reps → sounds like a republic.
→ Republic or Representative Democracy

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North Korea
Text: “Communist state... only one political party... ruling party chooses candidates... no opposition allowed.”
Only one party, no real choice, leader picks everything → this is a dictatorship or totalitarian regime. Specifically, it’s a communist dictatorship.
→ Dictatorship

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Saudi Arabia
Text: “Ruled by a king... king appoints council of ministers... follows Islamic traditions.”
King = monarch. So this is a monarchy. Since the king has full power and there’s no election mentioned, it’s an absolute monarchy.
→ Monarchy

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Denmark
Text: “People elect representatives to Folketinget... head of state is a monarch, but monarch does not govern... government must obey laws.”
They elect reps → democracy. Monarch is just symbolic → so it’s a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy.
For simplicity: Constitutional Monarchy or Parliamentary Democracy

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Brazil
Text: “Led by a president who is elected by the citizens... citizens elect representatives to serve in two different legislative bodies.”
President + elected reps + two houses → that’s a presidential republic.
→ Republic or Presidential Democracy

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Now, let’s pick the most accurate simple term for each:

- Switzerland → Direct Democracy (since citizens vote on laws directly too) OR Federal Republic — but given the emphasis on citizen votes on laws, “Direct Democracy” fits best here.
Wait — actually, Switzerland is officially a federal republic with strong direct democracy features. But for middle school, often they call it a democracy. Let’s check standard answers.

Actually, looking at common curriculum:

Standard answers for these:

- Switzerland → Direct Democracy
- South Africa → Representative Democracy or Republic
- North Korea → Dictatorship
- Saudi Arabia → Monarchy
- Denmark → Constitutional Monarchy
- Brazil → Republic

But let’s make sure we’re matching the worksheet’s expected level.

Looking again:

Switzerland: “citizens also vote every time a law is passed” → that’s direct democracy.

South Africa: “each province sends representatives” → representative democracy / republic.

North Korea: one party, no opposition → dictatorship.

Saudi Arabia: ruled by king → monarchy.

Denmark: elect reps, monarch doesn’t govern → constitutional monarchy.

Brazil: elected president + elected legislature → republic.

Perfect.

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Final Answers:

Switzerland → Direct Democracy
South Africa → Representative Democracy (or Republic — but “Representative Democracy” matches the description better)
North Korea → Dictatorship
Saudi Arabia → Monarchy
Denmark → Constitutional Monarchy
Brazil → Republic

Wait — sometimes Brazil is called “Presidential Republic”, but “Republic” is fine.

Also, note: In many textbooks, South Africa is called a “Republic” because it has a president and constitution.

But the description says “province sends representatives to a governing body” — which implies representative democracy.

To be safe, let’s use:

- Switzerland: Direct Democracy
- South Africa: Representative Democracy
- North Korea: Dictatorship
- Saudi Arabia: Monarchy
- Denmark: Constitutional Monarchy
- Brazil: Republic

Yes.

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Final Answer:
Switzerland: Direct Democracy
South Africa: Representative Democracy
North Korea: Dictatorship
Saudi Arabia: Monarchy
Denmark: Constitutional Monarchy
Brazil: Republic