Government & Citizenship

A group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for a country is called

• government

• unlimited government

• limited government

Which of the following might a limited government do that an unlimited government would most likely not do?

• Build and maintain public roads

• Protect citizens from attack

• Operate public schools

• Let citizens speak freely in public

Today the majority of states are

• city-states.

• nation-states.

• empires.

• monarchies.

A state containing several countries is called?

• an empire.

• a monarchy.

• a democracy.

• communist.

Which form of government has a king or queen that shares powers with the people of the state and the other branches of government?

• Absolute monarchy

• Constitutional monarchy

• Representative democracy

• Authoritarian communism

What is the difference between states and nation-states?

• A state is a region that shares a common government and a nation-state is a state that is independent of other states.

• A state is region that shares a common government and a nation-state is an independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory.

Which of the following lists the levels of the federal system in the correct order, starting with the top level of government and ending with the bottom level?

• Central, regional, local

• Regional, local, central

• Central, local, regional

• Regional, central, local

The principle of giving each branch of government the power to cancel the action of another branch is called _______________.

• separation of powers.

• checks and balances.

• the federal system.

• minority rights.

Which of the following is an example of a unitary system of government?

• A central government makes all the laws for the entire country

• Central, regional, and local governments share power

• A group of independent states join together and give limited powers to a common government

Which system of government does the United States have?

• confederal system

• unitary system

• federal system