1.07 What is Government

What are the purposes of government?

Choose all answers that are correct.

• maintain order and resolve conflicts

• provide security and services to citizens

• export the natural resources of a nation

• make decisions about solving problems faced by communities

Which services are provided by the United States government to all citizens?

• vocational training and full-time jobs

• consumer goods, such as cars and televisions

• highways and bridges

• food and shelter

Which statement about federal and confederal systems of government is true?

• Both are exclusively used by authoritarian governments.

• Both allow states to have power independent of the national or central government.

• Neither creates a strict separation between legislative and executive branches.

• Neither allows for the existence of powerful central government.

How are federal governments different from unitary governments?

• Federal governments divide power between national government and smaller state governments, while unitary governments give all power to the central government.

• Federal governments can dissolve smaller government units or divisions at will, while unitary governments lack that power.

• Unitary governments are made up of several states that join to form a central government with limited power, while federal governments have strong central power.

• Unitary governments do not hold free, fair, and open elections, while federal governments do.

How is the United Kingdom’s parliamentary system of government different from the United States’ federal system?

• In the parliamentary system, power is held by one person or a small group that rules by force, while in a federal system the legislative branch chooses the leader.

• In the federal system, there is no clear separation between the executive and legislative branches, while in the parliamentary system there is.

• In the parliamentary system, the head of the executive branch is also a member of the legislature, while in the federal system the head of the executive branch is elected separately.

• In the federal system, the legislative branch both creates and executes the laws, while in the parliamentary system a prime minister determines which laws to enforce.