Forms and Systems of Government 25

Which form of government has one ruler with unlimited power? 

• socialism 
• oligarchy 
• democracy 
• autocracy 

Which system of government will you find shared power between state and national/central government? 

• democracy 
• monarchy 
• federal
• unitary 

The United States of America has which form and system of government? 

• communism and unitary 
• socialism and parlimentary 
• representative democracy and federal 
• direct democracy and confederal 

How does federal government and confederal government compare? 

• federal and confederal can be systems of democracy 

• federal and confederal are forms of communism 
• confederal and federal are controled by a small group
• confederal and federal have strong central governments 

How does monarchy differ from other forms of government? 

• leaders are elected by the people 
• leaders are chosen by a consitution 
• leaders are picked by the upper class
• leaders are born into ruling families 

The leader pictured here comes from which type of government? 

• oligarchy 
• democracy 
• theocracy 
• monarchy 

Where is power centered in a unitary system? 

• National/central government

• military 
• state government 
• Legislature

What system of government was in place after the United States Constitution? 

• confederal 
• federal 
• oligarchy 
• parliamentary 

The headline pictured here would be part of which type of government? 

• direct democracy 
• absolute monarchy 
• representative democracy 
• autocracy 

In the United States which type of government was in place under the Articles of Confederation? 

• federal 
• direct democracy 
• republic 
• confederal