American Government Unit 1 Check for Understanding

1. The United States Government is an example of which government system?

• Unitary

• Federal

• Confederal

1. Who was one of the first scholars to study government?

• Aristotle

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Mrs. Teague

1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of democracy?

• Free elections

• Individual liberty

• No private Property

Which of the following is not one of the major forms of government?

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

• democracy

1. A type of government that divides power between the national and state governments is known as a

• Confederacy

• federal

• unitary

• monarchy

1. A governmental system in which the voters hold sovereign power is known as

• Republic

• state

• nation

• Autocracy

An ideology which calls for the collective or state, ownership of land and other productive property is known as

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Fascism

Type of government where citizens elect leaders to represent them in government

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Monarchy

• Autocracy

Type of government where citizens where citizens vote on ALL major decisions

• Autocracy

• Theocracy

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

A government where citizens have decision-making power

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

• Oligarchy