The system in which the central government has total control over its constituent parts.
Unitary System
Federalism
Autocracy
Authoritarian Socialism
3. Multiple Choice
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A community or country ruled by a single person with unlimited authority.
Representative Democracy
Federalism
Autocracy
Oligarchy
4. Multiple Choice
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Similar to Oligarchy, this denotes government controlled by the wealthy, generally working to advance their own interests over those of the people they rule.
Socialism
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Plutocracy
5. Multiple Choice
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A system of government in which powers are divided between a central government and various sub-governments.
Federalism
Parliamentary Democracy
Dictatorship
Autocracy
6. Multiple Choice
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A government based on the rule of a single person who is normally chosen by hereditary succession to rule for life.
Tyranny
Monarchy
Aristocracy
Oligarchy
7. Multiple Choice
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A system of government in which people directly exercise their power in open assemblies.
Communism
Direct Democracy
Parliamentary Democracy
Representative Democracy
8. Multiple Choice
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A small group of socially and economically elite citizens that rules a country or other political unit.
Democracy
Unitary System
Dictatorship
Oligarchy
9. Multiple Choice
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Arbitrary rule by an individual who is not constitutionally responsible to the people or their elected representatives
Federalism
Dictatorship
Oligarchy
Plutocracy
10. Multiple Choice
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1 pt
A form of government in which citizens choose representatives through free and fair elections to make decisions on their behalf.