Government FINAL Review

Which of the following is the BEST definition of an oligarchy?

• A government ruled by no one

• A government ruled by a small number of powerful figures

• A government ruled by the people

• A government ruled by one powerful figure

Which Enlightenment philosophy did Thomas Jefferson incorporate into the Declaration of Independence?

• Social Contract

• Checks and balances

• Natural Rights

• Separation of powers

What form of government is it when the national government possesses all of the sovereignty, while the individual states are forced to carry out the decisions made by the national government.

• federal

• confederal

• parliamentry

• unitary

What type of system has the same official in the executive and legislative branch thus consolidating the legislative and executive powers into one body?

• federal

• presidential

• unitary

• parliamentary

What type of government allows citizens to elect public officials to represent them and make laws?

• direct democracy

• oligarchy

• monarchy

• representative democracy

Which type of governmental system divides the power where the state/local government has almost all the power?

• confederal

• federal

• unitary

• oligarchy

Which type of system divides the power equally between the national and state governments?

• confederal

• federal

• unitary

• monarchy

Which of these best describes the US governmental and political system?

• Federal, parliamentary, oligarchy

• Confederal, presidential, Democracy

• Unitary, parliamentary, democracy

• Federal, presidential, democracy

Which of the following had the MOST influence on the first 10 amendment to the US Constitution?

• English Bill of Rights

• Petition of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

Which of the following documents explains the reasons why American colonists thought they should break away from Britain? (their grievances)

• The Federalist papers

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Magna Carta