Civics final exam

1. Which type of government is characterized by a centralized power structure and limited authority for local or regional governments?

•    a) Unitary

• b) Confederal

• c) Federal

2. In which type of government does the central government hold limited power, with most authority vested in individual states or regions?

•    a) Unitary

•    b) Confederal

• c) Federal

3. What type of government is a combination of central and regional governments, with power divided between the two levels?

• a) Unitary

• b) Confederal

• c) Federal

4. Which form of government is characterized by the concentration of power in the hands of a single individual?

• a) Autocracy

• b) Oligarchy

• c) Democracy

5. In which form of government does a small group of individuals or a dominant elite hold power?

• a) Autocracy

• b) Oligarchy

•   c) Democracy

6. Which type of democracy involves citizens participating directly in decision-making processes?

• a) Direct democracy

•   b) Representative democracy

•    c) Republic

7. In this form of democracy, citizens elect individuals to represent their interests and make decisions on their behalf.

• a) Direct democracy

•    b) Representative democracy

•    c) Republic

8. Which system of government has a separate executive and legislative branch, with the president holding significant executive powers?

•    a) Presidential

•    b) Parliamentary

9. In which system of government is the head of government usually elected by the parliament and responsible for leading the government?

• 
     a) Presidential

•   b) Parliamentary

10.What was the Three-Fifths Compromise and what issue did it address during the drafting of the Constitution?

• a) It was an agreement to count three-fifths of the enslaved population for representation and taxation

• b) It was a compromise to establish a bicameral legislature

•    c) It was a compromise to regulate commerce with foreign nations

•    d) It was an agreement to grant the federal government the power to tax