Government Unit 1 Test

Powers are divided between a central government and local governments.

• federal government
• presidential government
• oligarchy
• parliamentary government

Government in which one person has unlimited political power.

• oligarchy
• autocracy
• confederation
• presidential government

The legislative and executive branches are independent and coequal.

• confederation
• federal government
• autocracy
• presidential government

What is an alliance of independent states?

• confederation
• oligarchy
• autocracy
• parliamentary government

The executive branch consists of a prime minister or premier and a cabinet.

• autocracy
• oligarchy
• parliamentary government
• federal government

In which government does a small group hold all political power?

• oligarchy
• federal government
• confederation
• autocracy

Political scientists frequently classify governments according to what?

• national population size
• who participates in governing processes
• national wealth
• number of legislators in the government

How can the U.S. be considered a republic, not a democracy?

• representatives of the people express the popular will
• true democracies need no checks and balances
• kids aren't allowed to vote in U.S. elections
• true democracies give people more freedom

Power resides with the central government and local governments are secondary in what?

• confederate government
• parliamentary government
• unitary government
• federal government

In a parliamentary government,

• the executive and legislative branches are coequal
• prime minister belongs to executive and legislative branches
• the central government has little power
• checks and balances are stronger than in a presidential government