#12

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1. A federal government is best illustrated by

• Japan
• Spain
• The United Kingdom
• United States of America

2. A government in which powers are divided between a national government and state governments with the national government being supreme is called

• a confederate government
• a republican government
• a unitary government
• a federal government

3. A federal government is one which

• grants board legislative powers to a bicameral legislature
• concentrates all power in the hands of the central government
• divides powers between the state and national government with the national government being supreme or sovereign
• divides powers between the national and state government with the state government holding supreme judicial power

4. Canada has a Queen as its head of state, but also has a formal set of laws that is overseen by a Parliament and a Prime Minister. This means that its government could be classified as

• an autocracy
• a dictatorship
• a federal republic
• constitutional monarchy

5. Australia has a federal system of government. This means that power is

• centered in the country's state governments
• centered in the country's national government
• divided between Australia and the United Kingdom
• divided between the national and state governments

6. What is the difference between an authoritarian government and a democratic government?

• in authoritarian governments. the people rule
• in authoritarian governments, many have power
• in democratic governments, the power of the government is limited
• in democracies, government officials gain power through force

7. Chile, Peru, and Venezuela are each considered unitary governments. A unitary government is one which

• is ruled by people of the dominant class or race
• is governed according to the rule of a single monarch
• is allowed to make rules and laws which are technically unconstitutional
• is governed as one single unit, with one constitutionally created legislature

8. Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela each have governments which are considered federations. A federation is

• allowed to make rules and laws which are technically unconstitutional
• governed as one single unit, with one constitutionally created legislature
• a union of self-governing states which are joined together by a central government
• a loose association of states that come together only for military and defensive purposes

9. The countries of Belize and Jamaica have a parliamentary system of democracy. This means

• that there is a legislative branch but no executive or judicial branches
• the country is ruled by a coalition of parties instead of one or two parties
• the people have no say in who gets to be the president or chief executive of the country
• that there is no distinct separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches