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WorksheetsReview: 1.1 What is Government?
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
Match the following
A system of government in which power is centralized in the national government; regional/state governments only have power given to them by the national government
unitary
A system of government in which power is divided between national and regional/state governments.
federal
A system of government in which power resides in the regions, which are independent states. Central government gets its power from regional governments
confederal
Match the following
a system of government in which supreme power rests with the citizens and is exercised by their elected representatives
republic
a system of government in which citizens exercise supreme power, acting either directly on their own or indirectly through elected representatives
democracy
a form of government in which a single ruler (king or queen) exercises supreme power based on heredity or divine right.
monarchy
a form of government headed by religious leaders
theocracy
a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people
oligarchy
Match the following
a system of government in which the leader rules with unlimited power
autocracy
a form of government in which public decisions are made directly by citizens meeting together in an assembly or voting by ballot
direct democracy
a democratic form of government in which elected representatives make public decisions on behalf of the citizens
representative democracy
Which of the following leaders would be part of a Theocracy?
If a leader is born into a ruling family (inheriting their power), this form of government is known as a/an
monarchy
oligarchy
democracy
junta
Which system of government can be described as having a weak central government?
federal
confederal
unitary
Which system of government can be described as having a strong central government with different levels of power that are divided with the states?
federal system
confederal system
unitary system
What type of government is led by elected officials that reflect the ideas of
citizens?
Republic
Anarchy
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Which system of government’s power is concentrated in the
central government?
Unitary
Confederal
Federal
Switzerland has a Confederal system of government. Would the
central government or its member states address the issue of building
roads?
member states
central government
When a country’s power is shared between the central government
and the governments of its individual states, that is considered which system of government?
Federal
Confederal
Unitary
Which of the following types of government are ruled by the people?
republic
direct democracy
monarchy
dictatorship
Council, board, assembly, and committee are all words that are similar to which type of government?
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Junta
Dictatorship
