Types of Government

A Federal Government is one in which -

• All power is concentrated in the central government

• Limited powers are assigned to central agency by independent state

• Power is divided between a central government and local governments

• Powers are divided between a legislative branch and a judicial branch.

Which of the following is among the characteristics of a state?

• Population

• Territory

• Government

• All of the above

Which country could currently be described as a constitutional monarchy?

• United State

• France

• United Kingdom

• Germany

What is the most popular type of government in the world today?

• Parliamentary System

• Representative Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Confederation

When there is no government

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Anarchy

Voters vote on everything. True power to the people (Ancient Greeks)

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Communism

• Constitutional Monarchy

The people elect Representatives and they vote on the important issues (United States)

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Communism

• Constitutional Monarchy

Elected leaders and royals (United Kingdom)

• Direct Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Communism

Military controls the government (Japan during WWII)

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Communism

• Theocracy

• Military Dictatorship

States have the majority of the power with a weak central government

• Federation

• Republic

• Confederation

• Monarchy