AG 1

Which of these is not characteristic of a democracy?

• Allowing opposition to the political party

• Everyone’s vote carries the same weight

• Following the rule of the majority by being respectful of the minority

• Single party controls all aspects of government

This is NOT a feature of all the states in today's world.

• democracy

• population

• territory

• government

This is NOT a way the United States has extended its territory.

• divine right

• purchase

• negotiation

• war

This system of government gives all key powers to the national government.

• direct democracy

• federal

• unitary

• anarchy

A loose union of independent states is a

• bicameral system.

• federal system.

• confederacy.

• unitary system.

The effort to control or influence the conduct of government is called

• politics.

• constitutional law.

• laissez-faire.

• free market.

This is NOT one of Aristotle's classifications of governments.

• a democracy.

• Totalitarian Dictatorship

• a monarchy

• an oligarchy

Any system of government in which rule is by the people is called

• a democracy.

• an autocracy.

• a monarchy

• an oligarchy.

The form of democracy we have in this country is called

• direct democracy.

• representative democracy.

• constitutional democracy.

• socialistic democracy.

Communist countries have a

• command economy.

• free enterprise economy.

• capitalist economy.

• laissez-faire economy.