American Government 1 Kern

What is a State?

• a. A term used to mean country

• a. To set limits on the authority of the federal government

• a. To establish individual freedoms

1. The United States Government is an example of which government system?

• Unitary

• Federal

• Confederal

1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of democracy?

• Free elections

• Individual liberty

• No private Property

1. Which of the following is not one of the purposes of a government?

• Provide public services

• Protect the nation

• Make sure the states get along (compromise)

• To tax individuals

Which of the following is not one of the major forms of government?

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

• democracy

1. The United States is an example of a

• Presidential Government

• Parliamentary Government

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

A loose union of independent states is known as

• Confederacy

• Federal

• Unitary

1. A type of government that divides power between the national, state, and local governments is known as a

• Confederacy

• federal

• unitary

• monarchy

1. A governmental system in which the voters hold sovereign power is known as

• Republic

• state

• nation

• Autocracy

1. political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government with the power to make and enforce laws is known as a

• state

• nation

• republic