EOC Bootcamp Practice Test 2

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 of the following statements best describes a confederal 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

Which type of government selects its executive leadership from the majority party in the legislature?

• Unitary
• Federal
• Confederal
• Parliamentary

How is power distributed in a  FEDERAL system?

• More power is held by state governments then national.
• Power is not held by the regional governments
• Power is shared between Central(National) and State(Regional)
• no power is held by the state

The United States uses which form of government?

• Direct democracy
• Absolute monarchy
• Representative democracy
• Oligarchy

A form of government in which the power to govern is directly in the hands of the people rather than elected representatives:

• Autocracy
• Oligarchy
• Communism
• Direct democracy

Monarchy

• Ruled by Kings and Queens.

• A form of government which consists of rule by an elite group who rule in their own interests. Especially the accumulation of wealth and privilege.

• A system of government by one person with absolute power.

• Rule by a single leader who has not been elected and may use force to keep control.

Oligarchy

• A form of government which consists of rule by an elite group who rule in their own interests. Especially the accumulation of wealth and privilege.

• A system of government by one person with absolute power.

• Rule by a single leader who has not been elected and may use force to keep control.

• Government owns all businesses and farms and provides its people healthcare, education, and welfare. Political and Economic theory derived from the ideas of Karl Marx.

Dictatorship

• Government owns all businesses and farms and provides its people healthcare, education, and welfare. Political and Economic theory derived from the ideas of Karl Marx.

• Rule by a single leader who has not been elected and may use force to keep control.

• A form of government which consists of rule by an elite group who rule in their own interests. Especially the accumulation of wealth and privilege.

• A system of government by one person with absolute power.

If Baron de Montesquieu were to visit the United States today, he might be most pleased to see the

• our Declaration of Independents
• our Bill of Rights
• a government-run tax system
• the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of our government