American Government Unit 1 Quiz

Who makes most of the important governmental decisions in an autocracy?

• the ruler

• the people

• the court system

• the elected legislature

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

• individual voters

• mayors

• local governments

• central government

In what system of government do people have the most political power?

• autocratic

• oligarchy

• democracy

• unitary

This image shows which type of government?

• Oligarchy

• Presidental Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Autocracy

In a federal system of government

• the central government holds nearly all of the power.

• power is shared among different levels of government.

• a single ruler has absolute power.

• the local governments hold all of the power.

In a republic, what is the main way that citizens participate in government?

• by voting

• by paying taxes

• by staying healthy

• by going to school

Which of the following identifies a difference between autocracies and democracies?

• Religion plays a part in their government.

• One has a president; the other has a prime minister.

• One is a type of government; the other is a type of economy.

• They allow different levels of participation by the citizens in government.

In which type of government is the president independent from the legislative branch and directly elected by the people?

• Republic

• autocratic monarchy

• presidential democracy

• parliamentary democracy

According to the diagram, which form of government has the LEAST amount of citizen participation?

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• None of the above

The type of governmental power structure that allows the local governments to have all the power

• Democracy

• Unitary

• Confederation

• Federal