SSCG1 - Types of Government

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Where does government power reside in a unitary government?

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Central Government

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What is the most common form of government?

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Unitary

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Where does government power reside in a confederal government?

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Local Government

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Before the U.S. constitution was created, what kind of government did the United States have? Options: Unitary, Federal, Confederal

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Confederal

Answer explanation

Between the Declaration of Independence and the creation of the Constitution, the United States was ruled under the Articles of Confederation with a very weak central government - the states had almost all of the governing power

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Where does government power reside in a federal government?

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Shared between central and local government

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What kind of government is the United States?

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Federal

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In the US Federal government, the central government shares power with...

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the states

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Congress and the Supreme Court are both parts of the central government

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Governments with high citizen participation are called...

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democratic

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In this type of government rule, the people often have no rights and are ruled by force

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authoritarian

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If a country is ruled by a king with absolute power, it is considered to be

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an autocracy

Answer explanation

Autocracy comes from the Greek: auto kratos - self power