Unit 1 Test Review

In an oligarchy, who runs the government?

• dictator

• elected officials

• monarch

• small group of people

The people are the ultimate source of authority in which governmental system?

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• democracy

• oligarchy

Which of the following describes a confederal system?

• Power is concentrated in a central government.

• The central government has only the powers given to it by the states.

• Regional governments carry out decisions made by the central government.

• All levels of government share power.

What type of government is depicted in the graphic below?

• parliamentary

• presidential

• confederal

• direct democracy

If a national govt has complete control over creating and controlling state/local governments, that country has a _

• unitary government

• confederal government

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

In a presidential system, the president is

• elected by the people

• chosen by the Congress

• determined by a series of civil service tests

• chosen by the Supreme Court

Governments form as a result of people agreeing to submit to a government in exchange for that government protection:

• social contract theory

• natural law

• natural rights

• divine right of kings

The United States began as a group of 13 colonies under the rule of which country?

• Great Britain

• China

• Spain

• Canada

The main difference in a representative democracy and direct democracy is?

• there is no difference
• direct democracy citizens vote on government decisions
• direct democracy citizens vote for someone to rep them in the govt
• direct democracy has more political parties

Thomas Jefferson argued if a govt disregards the will of the people, the people are free to do which of the following?

• stop paying taxes to the government
• change their government
• move to another country
• execute the king