American Gov't Unit 1 Review

Which term does not fit?

• autocracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• dictatorship

Which form of government is this picture demonstrating?

• unitary

• federal

• confederal

The word democracy means:

• rule of one
• rule by few
• rule by the people
• rule by the wealthy

The people have the power

• Unitary
• Autocracy
• Democracy
• Oligarchy

What type of government elects representatives to make all government decisions?

• Republic
• Direct Democracy
• Dictatorship
• Monarchy

In a Unitary system, most of the power is in the hands of the

• voters
• local government
• central government
• central and local government

In a confederation system of government, most of the power is in the hands of the

• voters
• local government
• central government
• local and central

Which of the following describes a unitary system of government? 

•  a country in which the central government holds all the power
• independent legislatures in several provinces 
• the United States under the Articles of Confederation
• a federal arrangement of central government and states 

Which system of government places most governmental power with a group of states or localities with little or no power placed in the national government? 

• Confederate

• Theocracy
• Unitary
• Federal

Which of the following statements best describes a confederate system?

• State governments have the most power. 
• The people have the most power. 
• City governments have the most power
• International associations have the most power