Ch 3 Lesson 4: Forms of Government

In a republic, ​ (a)   have a role in choosing who the head of state will be.

• citizens
• constitutional monarchy
• federal
• majority
• control

A government with a constitution that limits the power of a hereditary ruler is called a(n) ​ (a)   .

• constitutional monarchy
• control
• citizens
• federal
• majority

In contrast to a unitary system of government, a(n) ​ (a)   system of government divides power at the local, state, and national levels.

• federal
• constitutional monarchy
• majority
• control
• citizens

Under the principle of ​ ​ (a)   , citizens agree to abide by what more than half the people want.

• majority
• control
• citizens
• federal
• constitutional monarchy

Dictators are like absolute monarchs in that they exercise complete ​ (a)   over the state.

• control
• majority
• citizens
• federal
• constitutional monarchy

Which of the following is a job of the government?

• limit travel

• make laws

• manage information

• provide merchandise

Which of the following develops plans to reach public policy goals?

• government

• private companies

• the armed forces

• the courts

Which branch of government has the highest level of authority?

• city

• county

• federal

• state

Which of the following is a feature of totalitarian states?

• government controls industries

• government holds free and fair elections

• people have individual freedom

• people may form opposition groups

Totalitarian rulers use scare tactics, violence, and __________ to force people to obey their ideology.

• elections

• individual freedom

• propaganda

• state industries