Unit 1 - Foundations of American Government Review

What is a unitary government? (SSCG1a)

• A centralized system of government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency/government.
• A system of government in which powers are divided between a central government and several local governments.
• A system of government which is an alliance of independent states. Handles only those matters that member states assign to it.
• A system of government where the executive and legislative branches of the government are separate, independent of one another, and coequal.

What is a confederal government (confederacy)? (SSCG1a)

• A system of government which is an alliance of independent states. Handles only those matters that member states assign to it.
• A centralized system of government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency/government.
• A system of government in which powers are divided between a central government and several local governments.
• A system of government where the executive and legislative branches of the government are separate, independent of one another, and coequal.

What is a federal system of government? (SSCG1a)

• A system of government in which powers are divided between a central government and several local governments.
• A centralized system of government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency/government.
• A system of government which is an alliance of independent states. Handles only those matters that member states assign to it.
• A system of government where the executive and legislative branches of the government are separate, independent of one another, and coequal.

What is a presidential system of government? (SSCG1c)

• A form of government in which the executive and legislative branches of the government are separate, independent, and coequal. Voters elect the Legislature and Chief Executive who is part of the Executive Branch.
• A centralized system of government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency/government.
• A system of government in which powers are divided between a central government and several local governments.
• A system of government in whcih the executive branch is made up of the prime minister, or premier, and that official's cabinet.

What is a parliamentary system of government? (SSCG1c)

• A system of government in whcih the executive branch is made up of the prime minister, or premier, and that official's cabinet.
• A system of government in which powers are divided between a central government and several local governments.
• A centralized system of government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency/government.
• A form of government in which the executive and legislative branches of the government are separate, independent, and coequal. Voters elect the Legislature and Chief Executive who is part of the Executive Branch.

A form of government in which a single person holds unlimited political power.

• Autocracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Democracy

A form of government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite (or wealthy few).

• Oligarchy
• Communisim
• Monarchy
• Socialism

A form of government lead by a hereditary ruler/King or Queen.

• Monarchy
• Autocracy
• Oligarchy
• Democracy

A form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people.

• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Communism
• Socialism

A form of government based on the idea that the benefits of economic activity should be fairly distributed amongst its people.

• Socialism
• Autocracy
• Monarchy
• Democracy