Chapter 2 History Test

What is government?

• the system that organizes a country

• the system that organizes trade between countries

• the system that organizes a countrys military

• the system that organizes official communication between countries

Which branch of government is in charge of creating laws for the country?

• judicial

• executive

• legislative

• all three of the branches

Which of the following terms can BEST be described as the right of a group of people to be free of outside interference?

• imperialism

• nationalism

• sovereignty

• government

Which branch of government is in charge of enforcing the laws in a country?

• judicial

• executive

• legislative

• all three branches of government

Which branch of government is in charge of settling disputes between citizens?

• judicial

• executive

• legislative

• all three branches of government

In which distribution of power is power shared between the central and local governments?

• unitary

• federal

• democracy

• confederation

In which distribution of power is power held by the central government?

• unitary

• federal

• democracy

• confederation

In which distribution of power is power held by the local government?

• unitary

• federal

• democracy

• confederation

What type of citizen participation exists when one person has all the power?

• unitary

• autocracy

• oligarchy

• democracy

What type of citizen participation exists when a small group has power?

• autocracy

• oligarchy

• democracy

• confederation