Civics Unit 1 Test

Where does government power reside in a unitary government?

• Central Government

• Local Government

• Shared between central and local government

What is the most common form of government?

• Unitary

• Confederal

• Federal

Where does government power reside in a confederal government?

• Central Government

• Local Government

• Shared between central and local government

Before the U.S. constitution was created, what kind of government did the United States have?

• Unitary

• Federal

• Confederal

Answer explanation

Between the Declaration of Independence and the creation of the Constitution, the United States was ruled under the Articles of Confederation with a very weak central government - the states had almost all of the governing power

Where does government power reside in a federal government?

• Central Government

• Local Government

• Shared between central and local government

What kind of government is the United States?

• Unitary

• Confederal

• Federal

In the US Federal government, the central government shares power with...

• congress

• the Supreme Court

• the states

Answer explanation

Congress and the Supreme Court are both parts of the central government

Governments with high citizen participation are called...

• authoritarian

• democratic

• autocratic

In this type of government rule, the people often have no rights and are ruled by force

• authoritarian

• democratic

If a country is ruled by a king with absolute power, it is considered to be

• an autocracy

• an oligarchy

• a democracy

Answer explanation

Autocracy comes from the Greek: auto kratos - self power