Unit 1 Government

Which term refers to when a government has absolute power within its own territory and can decide its own policies?

• Sovereignty

• Enlightenment

• Due Process

• Divinity

_____ refers to a type of government where the people have the power.

• Divine Right

• Popular Sovereignty

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

What theory did most monarchs use to justify their power?

• Unalienable Rights

• Enlightenment

• Divine Right of Kings

• Filibuster

Which branch of government is symbolized by the President and the White House?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Which branch of government is symbolized by the Congress and the U.S. Capitol building?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Which branch of government is symbolized by the Supreme Court?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Which type of government features competitive elections and transfers of power where losers accept defeat peacefully?

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

Which type of government features a weak central government made up of independent states?

• Confederacy

• Republic

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

Which type of government features power being held by a small, usually self-appointed elite group?

• Democracy

• Republic

• Oligarchy

• Confederacy

Which type of government best describes present-day Iran?

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

• Confederacy