American Government & Civics U1A

The United States can best be described as a ________ government.

• confederal

• unitary

• federal

• direct democracy

All powers are held by a single central government in a ______ system of government.

• republic

• confederal

• federal

• unitary

Which Enlightenment thinker emphasized the concept of natural rights?

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

Match the following Enlightenment thinkers to their books:

• Two Treatises on Government

• John Locke

• The Spirit of the Laws

• Montesquieu

• The Social Contract

• Rousseau

• Leviathan

• Thomas Hobbes

Match the following Enlightenment thinkers to their main ideas:

• separation of powers

• John Locke

• political authority lies with the people

• Thomas Hobbes

• strong government to create order

• Rousseau

• natural rights

• Montesquieu

The United Kingdom is an example of a ​ (a)   system.

• parliamentary
• presidential

The main difference between a parliamentary system and a presidential system is that

• there is no difference

• a parliamentary system has an executive and presidential systems do not

• the executive is a part of the legislature in a parliamentary system but not in a presidential system

• a presidential system has an executive and parliamentary systems do not

Which is an example of a confederal system?

• European Union (EU)

• United States

• Russia

• India

People vote directly for each law in a ______ democracy.

People elect representatives to vote on laws and carry out the popular will in a(n) ______ democracy.