CRM 3.3 (2026)

Which form of government has a religious leader

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

Which answer choice is an advantage of a constitutional republic?

• The conduct of government officials and citizens must align with the rule of law.

• The local government has final authority over the national government.

• Power is placed in a single person without any checks and balances.

• The local government has final authority over the national government.

Which Constitutional Principle divides government power into three distinct branches

• Rule of Law

• Checks and Balance

• Limited Government

• Separation of power

Which form of government puts the people as the source of all political power, but gives their power to elected representatives?

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

What is the term for a type of government in which one person possesses unlimited power?

• Socialism

• Communism

• Democracy

• Autocracy

Which government system gives states the most power?

• Confederal

• Federal

• Parliamentary

• Unitary

Why did the authors of the Constitution create a federal system of government rather than a unitary system?

• They wanted to reduce the role of the people in government.

• They did not have trust in the state governments.

• They had seen how inefficient a weak central government was under the Article Confederation.

• They feared a central government that was too powerful.

The European Union is a partnership among 27 countries in Europe. Everything that happens among those countries comes from treaties (formal agreements) agreed to by the members.

• Unitary System

• Parliamentary System

• Federal System

• Confederal System

Which information completes the table?

• Power shared/Power delegated

• Ruled by a democracy/Ruled by a monarch

• Role of government expanded/Role of the government limited

• Power given to central government/ Power given to state government

In a unitary system of government, where is the primary authority concentrated?

•  Local Governments

• Central Government

• Regional Governments

• A balance between central and regional governments