Unit 2

You would define a republic or representative democracy as...

• a form of government in which the power to govern lies directly in the hands of the people rather than through elected representatives

• a form of government headed by a king or queen who inherits the position, rules for life, and holds power that can range anywhere between limited to absolute

• a system of government in which the people elect representatives to make policies and laws for them

• a form of autocracy where a military leader becomes the leader of a country often through violent means

What is communism?

• a form of autocracy where a person becomes the sole leader of a country by being born into a family of rulers

• a form of government headed by a king or queen who inherits the position, rules for life, and holds power that can range anywhere between limited to absolute

• a form of government in which a single ruling party owns and controls all production and distribution of goods, and in which no private ownership is allowed

What type of government is described here: People elect a legislature, the Executive is elected by the legislature. 
Which type of government is this? 

• Unitary Government 
• Parliamentary Government 
• Federal Government 
• Confederal Government 

In the United States which type of government was in place under the Articles of Confederation? 

• federal 
• direct democracy 
• republic 
• confederal 

Consider this situation: In an ancient kingdom, the people were tired of being treated badly by their king. The people of each village got together and chose chiefs to bring their complaints to the king.

What kind of government did the villagers demonstrate by their actions?

• autocracy

• direct democracy

• monarchy

• representative democracy

How is a Parliamentary System of government different from a Presidential System?

• In a Parliamentary system the legislative branch chooses the executive, not the people

• In a Presidential system the president or executive is chosen by the legislative branch

• In a Parliamentary System, the Parliament is only one house, not two

• The Parliamentary System gives more power to the people to influence laws

What is the difference between an absolute monarchy and a constitutional monarchy?

• In a constitutional monarchy, the people vote on the king or queen

• In a constitutional monarchy, the king or queen mostly ceremonial as they don’t really hold any power

• In an absolute monarchy, the king writes the constitution not the people

• A constitutional monarchy has no king or queen

Which statement describes a socialist government?

• the national and state governments share power

• private property is abolished and the government owns all of the businesses

• a dictator has all of the power

• the government controls several basic industries and provides services at no cost

Which form of government system is not inherited, but usually acquired by force and in which

people are prevented from voicing their opinions?

• dictatorship

• autocracy

• theocracy

• oligarchy

In the late 1920's, Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek led an anti-Communist purge in which thousands of people were killed for not agreeing with his politics. He used fear and force to control citizens in China. What kind of ruler was he?

• dictator

• democratic

• constitutional monarchy

• parliamentary