American Government Interim 1

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

• Unitary

• Federal

• Confederal

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

• To tax individuals

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

• Free elections

• Individual liberty

• No private Property

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 and state 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. This theory argues that the government is an extension of the family

• force theory

• evolutionary theory

• social contract

1. A group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government and determine public policy is known as

• Nation

• State

• Political Party