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Review: 1.1 What is Government?

Authored by Kimberly Wallen

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7th Grade

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Review: 1.1 What is Government?
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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

confederal

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

unitary

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

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

republic

a form of government in which a single ruler (king or queen) exercises supreme power based on heredity or divine right.

democracy

a system of government in which citizens exercise supreme power, acting either directly on their own or indirectly through elected representatives

theocracy

a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people

oligarchy

a system of government in which supreme power rests with the citizens and is exercised by their elected representatives

monarchy

a form of government headed by religious leaders

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

autocracy

a system of government in which the leader rules with unlimited power

direct democracy

a democratic form of government in which elected representatives make public decisions on behalf of the citizens

representative democracy

a form of government in which public decisions are made directly by citizens meeting together in an assembly or voting by ballot

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following leaders would be part of a Theocracy?

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which system of government can be described as having a weak central government?

federal

confederal

unitary

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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