Forms and Systems of Govt

In Canada, people elect a legislative body who nominates a prime minister to power. What system of govt is this? 

• federal
• confederal
• parliamentary
• unitary

Power is divided between central government and state government. United states has this system of government today.

• Confederal
• Federal
• Parliamentary
• Unitary

"Loose" organization of state governments, no central authority. United states under the Articles of Confederation is an example

• federal
• confederal
• parliamentary
• unitary

Central government has all authority. Gives little power to provinces, regional, or state power. 

• federal
• unitary
• confederal
• parliamentary

Totalitarian governments and absolute monarchs give all power to one person. What is this called? 

• democracy
• autocracy
• popular sovereignty
• federal system

Electing representatives to make decisions or laws on the behalf of the people is an example of what? 

• Direct democracy
• Representative Democracy
• Theocracy
• Oligarchy

What system of government did the U.S. have under the Article of Confederation before changing to a federal system? 

• parliamentary
• federal
• unitary
• confederal

A king has TOTAL power and does not share, An example would be in France under King Louis XIV

• constitutional monarch
• absolute monarch
• oligarchy
• theocracy

Power is in the hand of the few

• theocracy
• oligarchy
• representative democracy
• confederal system

This system of government has a weak central government

• Parliamentary

• Confederal

• Federal

• Unitary