Review for SSCG 1-4

Which type of government is characterized by a geographic distribution of power where all power is held by a central authority?

• Unitary

• Confederal

• Federal

• Autocracy

Which form of government has the highest level of citizen participation?

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Authoritarian

• Democratic

In a presidential system of government, who is the head of state and head of government?

• President

• Prime Minister

• Monarch

• Chancellor

What is the key difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy?

• Direct democracy has no elected representatives

• Representative democracy has no citizen participation

• Direct democracy has a monarch as the head of state

• Representative democracy has a central authority with all power

Which document influenced the concept of limited government and the rule of law in the United States?

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

Hobbes agreed with and supported Democracy

• True

• False

Rousseau believed in:

• The monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Unitary Government

• Direct Democracy

Locke had the most influence on the US Constitution and Montesquieu had the most influence on the Declaration of Independence.

• True

• False

The Legislature

• Enforces the Laws

• Writes the Laws

• Interprets the Laws

• Enacts the Laws

The Judicial Branch

• Interprets the Laws

• Writes the Laws

• Enforces the laws

• cites the laws