Government Exam Review

Which type of governmental system did the United States have in its earliest days?

• federal

• parliamentary

• confederal

• unitary

The people are the ultimate source of authority in which government system?

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• republic

• oligarchy

In an oligarchy, who runs the government?

• dictator

• elected officials

• monarch

• small group of people

Intregal to the ideal of self-government is the notion that ultimate government authority comes from:

• laws

• rulers

• institutions

• people

Which form of government has been the most common throughout world history?

• democracy

• monarchy

• republic

• theocracy

Which of the following describes a confederal system?

• Power is concentrated in a central government.

• The central government has only the powers given to it by the states.

• Regional governments carry out decisions made by the central government.

• All levels of government share power.

Why did our nation's Founders believe deeply in safeguarding economic freedom?

• Economic freedom allows people to build wealth.

• The new government wanted a large tax base.

• Economic freedom ensures national security.

• Government would be able to control the market.

Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress lacked the power to tax.

• Congress was not allowed to coin money.

• Congress was not allowed to conduct foreign policy.

• The president had too much power.

Which type of colony enjoyed the most independence from the Crown?

• royal

• proprietary

• charter

• none of these

Antifederalists believed that representative government

• would only work with a strong national government.

• could only exist in a small territory.

• was less important than state sovereignty.

• would only work with a weak Congress.