For only three years beginning in 1836, the countries of Bolivia, North Peru, and South Peru attempted a government system in which the three countries created a loose union that shared power as well as ruled themselves. Neighboring countries, including Argentina and Chile, were alarmed about this new government and a war followed that ended this shared government system between Bolivia and Peru.

What type of power distribution system did Bolivia and Peru attempt to create, beginning in 1836

• Unitary

• Federal

• Confederation

Costa Rica is a peaceful, democratic republic where power is only given by the central government, based in San Jose, the capital city. The seven provinces have leaders, but the laws and taxes of the central government have full control over the regional division.

How is power distributed in Costa Rica (Unitary, Confederation, or Federal)?

• Unitary
• Federal
• Confederation

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. Citizens vote for their representatives on three government levels: the central, state, and municipal governments.

How is power distributed in Mexico?

• Federal

• Confederal

• Unitary

Which type of distribution of power does the diagram show?

• Confederation
• Unitary
• Federal

Fidel Castro took power as dictator over Cuba and made it communist in 1959 after leading the Cuban Revolution. Under this government system, only one political party was in control and only one person, Castro, made all decisions for the citizens. The laws he established from Havana, the capital, were to be followed by the entire country.

How is power distributed in Cuba ?

• Unitary

• Confederation

• Federal

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

• rule by a single political party
• a small group of leaders 
• rule by the people
• a single leader

Kayla sat in the meeting hall and listened to the different candidates for her state's open Senate seat. The candidates debated about their positions on issues. When Election Day came along, she voted for the candidate she thought would best serve her community’s interests. What form of government does Kayla have? 

• Republic
• Direct democracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy

A form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few

• Autocracy
• Oligarchy
• Democracy
• Pewtarchy