What type of government did the United States have in its earliest days?

• federal
• parliamentary
• confederal
• unitary

Study the diagram and answer the question that follows and answer, which system of government is represented by the illustration on the right side of the graphic?

• unitary
• federal
• totalitarian
• confederal

In an oligarchy, who runs the government?

• dictator
• elected officials
• monarch
• small group of people

The form of government in which one person controls most of the governing decisions is a(n)

• totalitarian
• republic
• oligarchy
• direct democracy

Which of the following describes a confederal system?

• Power is concentrated in a central government
• Central government only has powers given to it by the states
• regional governments carry out decisions made by central government
• all levels of government share power

The supreme power of a state to act within its territory and have absolute authority over its internal and external affairs is called

• policy
• legitimacy
• sovereignty
• legislative power

Integral to the ideal of self-government is the notion that ultimate government authority come from

• laws
• rulers
• constitution
• people

The U.S. federal system consists of a national government and what other governmental level?

• local
• state
• municipal
• county

Which document was passed by Parliament in the Glorious Revolution

• Magna Carta
• Petition of Right
• English Bill of Rights
• Mayflower Compact

Anti-federalists believed that representative government

• would only work with a strong national government
• could only exist in a small territory
• was less important that state sovereignty
• would only work with a weak Congress