Types of Governments Part 3

1. What is the main way a representative democracy differs from a direct democracy?

• Citizens elect leaders who vote on the issues in a representative democracy, and citizens vote on the issues in a direct democracy.

  
  

• A representative democracy is modern, and a direct democracy is ancient.

• A representative democracy works better in small groups, and a direct democracy works better in large groups.

• Citizens’ desires are ignored in a representative democracy, and citizens’ desires have a better chance of being heard in a direct democracy.

  
  

In the United States, who elects the legislature?

• the Senate

  
  

• the House 

• citizens

• citizens

1. In a parliamentary system of representative democracy, the prime minister

• is appointed by the monarch.

  
  

• is elected by representatives chosen by the people.

• is the leader of the party that won the most seats in parliament.

• is elected directly by the people. 

1. In a unitary system of government, local offices

• have equal power with the central government.  

  
  

• elect representatives to the central government

• can veto decisions made by the central government.

  
  

• must follow decisions made by the central government.

In a confederal system of government, power is

• given to the central government.

• given to the president exclusively.

• shared between the central and state governments.

  
  

• distributed equally among the state governments.

In a unitary system of government, power is

• held by state governments.

  
  

• held by a central government.

• held by a single person.

• held by a group of people.

1. Which type of governmental power does a unitary system hold?

• centralized power

  
  

• state power

• shared power

• local power

1. When leaders use religious laws to govern, they most likely represent

• a democracy.

  
  

• an autocracy

• a monarchy.

• a theocracy.

1. In which system of government would states function independently of each other?

• solitary

  
  

• unitary

• federal

• confederal

1. Central and state governments influence each other in

• a unitary system.

  
  

• a federal system.

• a confederal system.

• a democratic system.