Government and Political Systems Quiz

A group of people living in a territory with recognized borders

• State

• Constitution

• Federal government

• Public policy

The power to carry out the laws

• Judicial power

• Legislative power

• Executive power

• Constitution

Laws and goals a government follows or pursues (choices government leaders make)

• Public policy

• Democracy

• State

• Constitution

The power to make laws

• Legislative power

• Judicial power

• Executive power

• Autocracy

Powers divided between a central government and local governments

• Federal government

• Confederate government

• Democracy

• Constitution

One person with unlimited political power

• Dictatorship

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Free enterprise

Legislative and executive branches are separate but equal

• Parliamentary government

• Presidential government

• Federal government

• State

Several separate states join together

• Confederate government

• Federal government

• Democracy

• Constitution

Executive branch is made up of a prime minister and Cabinet

• Presidential government

• Parliamentary government

• Autocracy

• Federal government

Means "rule by the people"

• Democracy

• Direct democracy

• Indirect/representative democracy

• Oligarchy