Government Final Review

Which of the following describes a federal system of government?

• Power is divided between a central government and local governments.

• All power is concentrated in the central government.

• Limited powers are assigned to a central agency by independent states.

• Powers are divided between a legislative branch and an executive branch.

Which of the following terms means the complete and total authority to make and enforce laws within its territory?

• Population

• Consensus

• Government

• Sovereignty

Which of the following terms expresses a government where people regularly elect officials and give them the authority to make laws and conduct government?

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Direct democracy

• Representative democracy

Which of the following terms represents a system of government where a few people hold power?

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

A _________ is a system of government where the people rule.

Which economic theory did Karl Marx describe in his books?

• Socialism

• Capitalism

• Keysianism

• Communism

Which of the following was the first governing document of the United States of America?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The United States Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

The Constitutional Convention was held in ______________.

What was the Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, about

• How slaves would count toward population and taxation

• How the government could regulate trade

• How states would be represented in the national Congress

• How the military would be organized

A formal plan of government is called

• bill

• declaration

• constitution

• carta