Types of Government-- Honors Civics

What is the relationship between the legislative and executive branches of government?

• The legislative branch enforces laws, and the executive branch makes laws

• The legislative branch makes laws, and the executive branch enforces laws

• Both branches make and enforce laws

• The executive branch oversees the legislative branch

Direct Democracy only really works for which type of communities?

• Large communities

• Small communities

• Urban communities

• Rural communities

In an Indirect Democracy, who acts as representatives to express the popular will?

• The entire population

• Government officials

• A small group chosen by people

• The president

Which type of democracy is suitable for small communities?

• Indirect democracy

• Representative democracy

• Direct democracy

• Presidential democracy

What type of authority do rulers have in a dictatorship?

• Limited and challengeable authority

• Absolute and unchallengeable authority

• Shared and negotiable authority

• Temporary and conditional authority

In a dictatorship, how is the authority of the rulers described?

• Limited and accountable

• Absolute and unchallengeable

• Shared and negotiable

• Temporary and conditional

What is the definition of an oligarchy?

• Government in which a single person holds unlimited political power

• Government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite

• Government in which power is distributed among many people

• Government in which there is no central authority

Which of the following best describes a dictatorship?

• A government where power is shared equally

• A government where a single person or a small group holds all the power

• A government where the public has the ultimate authority

• A government where elected representatives make decisions

In which type of government does a small, self-appointed elite hold the power?

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Republic

Which type of government is described as a "centralized government"?

• Federal Government

• Unitary Government

• Confederation

• Democratic Government