Pass the quiz
Multiple-choice social studies quiz:
The United States has what type of government?
A. Democracy: Government by the people vested in the people and exercised directly or indirectly through a system of representation involving periodic free-held elections. (That is what it is supposed to be.)
B. Plutocracy: Government by the wealthy. (Sounds very familiar.)
C. Oligarchy: Government by a small group exercising control, especially for corrupt and selfish purposes. (Also sounds likely.)
D. Other. (Unsure but definitely not democracy.)
Cheryl Keenan
Lexington
This story was originally published August 11, 2017 at 5:17 PM with the headline "Pass the quiz."