Systems of Government

____ means rules explaining HOW government functions

• government systems

• government forms

What SYSYEM of government does the United States have?

• parliamentary system

• confederal system

• federal system

• unitary system

In which SYSYEM of government is power shared between the federal and state governments?

• parliamentary

• unitary

• confederal

• federal

In which SYSTEM of government does the national, or central, government have the most power?

• unitary

• federal

• confederal

• parliamentary

In which SYSTEM of government do the states have all the power?

• confederal

• federal

• parliamentary

• unitary

In which SYSTEM of government is power shared between a Prime Minister and a Parliament?

• unitary

• parliamentary

• federal

• confederal

What is an example of a unitary system of government?

• United Sattes

• United Kingdom

• North Korea

• Canada

A confederal system of government has a weak central government.

• True

• False

When did the United States have a confederal system of government?

• Under the Articles of Confederation

• Before the Declaration of Independence was written

• After the Constitution was written

• There was never a confederal system of government in the U.S.

In which system of government is power kept mostly at the LOCAL level?

• federal

• unitary

• confederal

• parliamentary