SSCG1a

A system in which all the power is held in a central government (SSCG1A)

• Unitary

• Confederation

• Federal

• Autocracy

A loose union of states form a weak central government (SSCG1A)

• Confederation

• Federal

• Government

• Unitary

Powers are divided between a central government and smaller local governments (SSCG1A)

• Democracy

• Unitary

• Confederation

• Federal

Most of today's government are centralized, which would mean that most governments then are _____________ (SSCG1A)

• Unitary

• Democratic

• Authoritarian

• Confederal

An alliance of independent states, usually formed for the purposes of national defense and trade (SSCG1A)

• Confederate government

• Federal government

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

a body of people, living in a defined space, with the power to make and enforce laws and an organization to do this

• nation
• state
• colony
• government

people living within state

• quorum
• citizenry
• population
• popular sovereignty

another word for the boundary of a state

• lines
• jurisdiction
• area
• territory

Sovereignty is...

• the ability to rule
• the ability to vote
• an organization in the state with control
• something you reach

The FBI is considered an example of which purpose of government?

• Resolving differences of opinion
• Keep order and safety
• Protection from foreign threats
• Responsibility for a stable economy