Systems of Government

What is a key advantage of a federal system of government in terms of local sovereignty?

• It centralizes all powers at the national level.

• It allows local governments to retain powers specific to their needs.

• It eliminates the need for a national government.

• It requires local governments to follow directives without input.

What does the division of powers in a federal system ensure?

• That only the national government has any real power.

• That local governments are solely advisory.

• That power is shared between national and local governments.

• That citizens have no role in governance.

In a federal system, what role do states or provinces typically play?

• They serve as administrative units with no legislative power.

• They implement national policies without modification.

• They have their own governments and can make laws within certain areas.

• They act solely as judicial entities.

Which scenario best describes a unitary system of government?

• A country where each state can pass laws that contradict national laws.

• A country where the central government has the sole power to legislate and govern, with local governments implementing those decisions.

• A country where the central government has no real power, and the states operate like independent countries.

• A country that has no government at all.

Match the following

• Oligarchy

• People are not subject to any nation or government rule (rule of no one).

• Dictatorship

• Where citizens hold the political power (the government does not control the people).

• (absolute) Monarchy

• A small group of people has all the power (usually the people at the top of the social structure). 

• Democracy

• A king or queen rules the nation.

• Anarchy

• One leader has absolute control over the government and its’ citizens’ lives.

label the diagram

a

b

c

Confederate

Federal

Unitary

Match the following

• Representative Democracy

• nation in which supreme power rests with the citizens and is exercised by their elected representatives

• Dictatorship

• system of government in which citizens exercise supreme power

• Direct Democracy

• system of government in which a single person or group exercises supreme power by controlling the military and police

• Monarchy

• system of government in which a single ruler exercises supreme power based on hereditary or divine right.

System in which the central government holds all the power. ​ (a)  

• Unitary

• Federalism

• Confederal

Match the following.

• Federal

• 
• Unitary

• 
• Confederate

• 

System in which each state has their own government and power.​ (a)  

• Confederal

• Federalism

• Unitary