Unit 1 Week 2 Review

Government ruled by a few/small group

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Direct Democracy

Government ruled by a king or queen

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Representative Democracy

A unitary style of government is

• The central government has all power, any local governments ONLY have power given to them by the central government

• States are fully independent and govern themselves

• Central government and state governments share power and responsibilities

• The only style of government that exists

In a Parliamentary democracy, ________ chooses the Executive. In a Presidential democracy, _________ chooses the Executive

• Citizens, Parliament

• Parliament, Citizens

• The King, Parliament

• There is no Executive in a Parliamentary democracy

What is the main DIFFERENCE between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy?

• A President controls a country and a Prime Minister controls a state.

• A Prime Minister does not belong to a political party while a President always does.

• A Prime Minister has more power than a President.

• A President is elected directly by the citizens, while a Prime Minister is elected by the Legislature.

In a parliamentary system, who is the head of government?

• Prime Minister

• President

• Monarch

• Dictator

Which BEST describes the two predominant forms of a democratic government?

• dictatorship and republican
• presidential and dictatorship
• presidential and confederate
• parliamentary and presidential

What is usually the title of chief executive in a presidential democracy?

• prime minister
• CEO
• CFO
• president

What forced King John of England to grant rights to the nobility, respect the rights of his subjects, and accept limitations to his powers as king?

• The Magna Carta

• The Writ of Habeas Corpus

• he Statement of Liberties

• The English Bill of Rights

Montesquieu is credited with devising the basic Constitutional principle of

• natural rights

• popular sovereignty.

• separation and balance of governmental power.

• government was created by man for his own purposes