Quiz #2 - Forms and Systems of Government

This system of government divides power between self-governing states and a strong central government.

• Parliamentary System

• Unitary System

• Federal System

• Confederal System

Countries that follow a federal system

• are a union of self governing states and a central government

• are an alliance of self governing states with no central government

• are controlled only by a central government

• elect members to a legislative branch with no separation of powers

Unitary states are

• governed by a single central government

• governed as a union of states governments under a central government

• governed as a group of self-governing states

• governed by a government with separate branches

Republics and Constitutional Monarchies are both democracies. What else do they share in common?

• Both have Prime Ministers

• Both have lawmakers that inherit their power

• Both have kings or queens

• Both have governments with limited powers

Which form of government is controlled by a small wealthy group of citizens?

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

What form of government is controlled by a single leader?

• Dictatorship

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Republic

• Theocracy

What is the difference between a REPUBLIC and a DIRECT DEMOCRACY

• Republics have kings or queens and Direct Democracies do not

• In Republics representatives vote on laws and in Direct Democracies citizens vote for laws

• In Direct Democracies representatives vote on laws and in Republics citizens vote for laws

• Only citizens are allowed to vote in Republics

Which form of government is most likely to preserve personal freedoms like freedom of speech and freedom of the press?

• Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

A country in which citizens vote for members of a legislative group and then those legislatures select the executive leader is most likely a ________ government

• Parliamentary

• Presidential

• Unitary

• Confederal

A country in which the laws must follow religious laws and scriptures is most likely a

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

• Constitutional Monarchy