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Unit 1 Foundations of American Government

Authored by Christopher Reas

Social Studies

12th Grade

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Unit 1 Foundations of American Government
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The best example of a Unitary Government is which country?

Great Britain

Canada

United States

Russia

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This type of government is one in which the powers of government are divided between a central, or national, government and several lower levels of government. These types of governments have a division of powers.

Unitary Government

Confederate Government

Federal Government

None of the Above

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The best example of a federal government is:

Great Britain

The United States

Canada

Russia

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This type of government is an alliance of independent states. The central government, or confederate government, only handles matters that the independent states assign to it. This type of government is usually formed for the purposes of national defense and trade, and these are typically the only powers assigned to it.

None of the above

Unitary Government

Federal Government

Confederate Government

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An authoritarian form of government is often referred to as a dictatorship. Which of the following groups are examples of authoritarian government?

Autocracy

Oligarchy

Federalism

Voting

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In this type of government, the executive and legislative powers are separate and independent from one another and are co-equal. The executive includes the chief executive, the president, and the cabinet. The president is elected by the people.

Presidential Government

Parliamentary Government

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the executive and legislative are one. The executive is chosen by the legislature. The executive is made up of the prime minister and his or her cabinet. The prime minister and cabinet members are chosen from the members of parliament. The prime minister is chosen from the majority party in Parliament. The executive and cabinet remain in power as long as their policies have the support of the majority of the members of Parliament.

Parliamentary Government

Presidential Government

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