Origins of Government - Systems

Multiple Choice

Why is the concept of limited government significant for protecting individual rights?

• Because it allows the government to have unlimited power

• Because it places legal limits on political power to protect individual rights

• Because it eliminates the need for laws

• Because it gives all power to one person

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an unlimited government?

• Rule by one or few

• No trial by jury

• Legal limits on political power

• Little or no personal freedoms or rights

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about authoritarian and totalitarian systems is correct?

• Authoritarian systems allow for significant individual freedoms.

• Totalitarian systems attempt to control every aspect of individuals' lives.

• Authoritarian systems are based on the rule of law.

• Totalitarian systems encourage independent associations.

Open Ended

Compare the characteristics of limited and unlimited governments. What are the main differences in how power is exercised and restrained?

Multiple Choice

Which classic form of government is based on the protection of individual rights and freedoms and the consent of the governed?

• Absolute Monarchy

• Despotism

• Feudalism

• Liberal Democracy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a classic form of government described in the lesson?

• Absolute Monarchy

• Feudalism

• Liberal Democracy

• Theocracy

Multiple Select

Identify the correct statements about the confederal system of government.

• States delegate powers to a central government for specific purposes.

• The central government has more power than the states.

• The United States used this system under the Articles of Confederation.

• A major disadvantage is difficulty in reaching consensus among states.