Practice Questions 3.2

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.

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.

Which system of government is described below? 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?

• A. Power shared/Power delegated

• B. Ruled by a democracy/Ruled by a monarch

• C. Role of government expanded/Role of the government limited

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