SS.7.C.3.2. Systems of Government

Where is power concentrated in a unitary system of government?

• central government

• state government

• dictator

• military

What system of government was in place after the United States adopted the U.S. Constitution?

• confederal

• federal

• oligarchy

• parliamentary

Which title completes the table?

• Parliamentary Government

• Confederal Government

• Federal Government

• Unitary Government

Which title completes the table?

• Parliamentary Government

• Confederal Government

• Federal Government

• Unitary Government

Which information completes the table?

• Power shared / power delegated to a legislature

• Rule by a democracy / rule by an absolute monarchy

• Role of government expanded / role of government limited

• Power divided among the branches / power held by one branch

What system of government does Canada have?

• aristocratic

• authoritarian

• Federal

• parliamentary

Why is the first national government of the United States called a confederation?

• States were dependent on each other.

• States were stronger than local government.

• States were relatively independent.

• States were weaker than the national government.

In a Unitary system of government the power is

• with the states

• in the legislative body

• in a centralized body

• layered