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- 1. Multiple Choice
• A system of government that one person has absolute power.
• A single ruler
Dictatorship
Democracy
Oligarchy
Confederate
- 2. Multiple Choice
A system of government where a few people hold all the power.
Autocracy
Democracy
Oligarchy
Anarchy
- 3. Multiple Choice
1. The voters in a community meet together to make decisions and laws.
2. Suited for smaller communities.
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Monarcy
Oligarchy
- 4. Multiple Choice
1. A system of government in which the people elect candidates to make policies and laws for them.
2. This is the type of government that the United States has.
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
- 5. Multiple ChoiceKayla sat in the meeting hall and listened to the different candidates for her state's open Senate seat. The candidates debated about their positions on issues. When Election Day came along, she voted for the candidate she thought would best serve her community’s interests. What form of government does Kayla have?Representative democracyDirect democracyMonarchyOligarchy
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is a government that is run by the people, either directly or indirectly?
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Autocracy
Democracy
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat do a republic and a direct democracy have in common?rule by a single political partya small group of leadersrule by the peoplea single leader
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat does an absolute monarchy, dictatorship, and oligarchy have in common?A single individual or small group exercises control over governmentThe head of state is chosen by ParliamentPolitical power is exercised by representatives elected by the peopleTheir citizens decide public issues for themselves
- 9. Multiple Choice
Nobody has power over other members of the society.
Representative Democracy
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Anarchism
- 10. Multiple Choice
A nation's power to make and carry out laws with its borders
colony
sovereignty
detente
communish
- 11. Multiple Choice
Unlike nation-states, American states LACK which one of the following characteristics?
Population
Territory
Sovereignty
Government
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich system of government will you find shared power between state and central government?democracymonarchyfederalunitary
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe United States of America has which form and system of government?communism and unitarysocialism and parlimentaryrepresentative democracy and federaldirect democracy and confederal
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhere is power centered in a unitary system?central governmentmilitarystate governmentdictator
- 15. Multiple Choice
Costa Rica is a peaceful, democratic republic where power is only given by the central government. Laws and taxes of the central government have full control over the regional division.
Parliamentary
Confederal
Unitary
Autocracy
- 16. Multiple Choice
Since its 1917 constitution, Mexico has had a central government based in its capital, Mexico City, and thirty-one states that also have their own state governments and share power with the central government. Which system of government is being represented?
Unitary
Confederal
Federal
Parliamentary
- 17. Multiple Choice
The power of government is held with the legislative body, with a Prime Minister in charge. Which system of government is being represented?
Confederal
Parliamentary
Federal
Unitary
- 18. Multiple ChoiceIn a confederation government system, most of the power is in the hands of thelegislatureindividual voterslocal governmentscentral government
- 19. Multiple ChoicePower is shared between national and local governmentsConfederationUnitaryFederalOligarchy
- 20. Multiple ChoiceCentral government holds all the powerConfederationUnitaryFederalOligarchy
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