E.O.C. Review Day 9

What is the term for a type of government in which one person possesses unlimited power?

• Socialism

• Communism

• Democracy

• Autocracy

What modern political action could be influenced by the picture?

• A communist country invades a democratic country.

• A representative democracy amends its constitution.

• A queen speaks before Parliament to officially open Parliament.

• A dictator orders the invasion of a neighboring country.

How does monarchy differ from other forms of government?

• Leaders are named in the constitution

• Leaders are chosen by the upper class

• Leaders are born into ruling families

• Leaders are given power by kings

What do a republic and a direct democracy have in common?

• rule by a single political party

• rule by the people

• a small group of leaders

• a single leader

When U.S. citizens elect members of Congress, they are practicing:

• theocracy

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• totalitarianism

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

• confederal
• federal
• unitary
• parliamentary

In a particular country, citizens elect representatives.  The leader is chosen among those elected representatives.  Which system of government is being described?

• parliamentary
• federal
• confederal
• unitary

In France, the central government possesses most of the authority, making all decisions.  The states have little to no power.  What system of government does France have?

• federal
• confederal
• parliamentary
• unitary

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

• confederal
• unitary
• parliamentary
• federal

Since its 1917 constitution, Mexico has had a central government based in its capital, Mexico City, and thirty-one states that also have their own state governments and share power with the central government. Which system of government is being represented?

• Unitary

• Confederal

• Federal

• Parliamentary