Review: 1.1 What is Government?

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

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

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

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

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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