Unit 1: Foundations of Government (Quiz)

This system of government described in this picture that gives all key powers to the national central government is called

• federal

• anarchy

• confederacy

• unitary

A loose union of independent states with a weak central government is a

• federal system

• constitutional government

• confederacy

• unitary government

This system of government described in this picture that divides the power between the state and national governments is called

• socialist

• communist

• unitary

• federal

A system of government in which rule is by the people is called

• a democracy

• an autocracy

• a monarchy

• an oligarchy

The form of democracy that we have in the United States is called

• direct democracy

• socialist democracy

• constitutional democracy

• representative democracy

Any system of government in which a small group holds power is called

• democracy

• oligarchy

• monarchy

• autocracy

A democratic system where the citizens participate in all of the decisions

• autocracy

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

• oligarchy

A democratic system where the citizens vote and choose representatives that make decisions about government

• autocracy

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

• oligarchy

The leader in a Parliamentary system is

• President

• King

• Dictator

• Prime Minister

In a presidential democracy the title of the leader is the

• President

• Premier

• Prime Minister

• Secretary of State