4.6, 4.7 APHUG Spatially Organize Government

When government power is located centrally and regional and local governments carry out power

• Unitary

• Anarchy
• Federalism
• Decentralization

When power is diffused to state and local government on multiple levels it is known as

• federalism
• oligarchy
• unitary system
• confederation

Very little political power outside a central government is known as

• decentralized government
• unitary government

• federal government
• anarchic government

When local issues can be resolved more quickly by regional/ local governments it is known as what type of government

• Local governance
• Central governance
• Federal administration
• National oversight

Efficiency in the creation and implementation of laws

• Unitary

• Federal

• Republican

• Democracy

When laws are slow to change it is an example of

• Federal government

• Unitary government

• Socialism

• Democratic government

More vulnerable to corruption or authoritarianism is example of

• Weak democracies
• Strong democracies
• Authoritarian governments
• Unitary government

Done every 10 years, mandated by the Constitution.

• National Election
• Presidential Inauguration
• Federal Budget Review
• United States Census

What is the US Census used for?

• To conduct annual elections
• To determine the weather patterns
• The US Census is used for demographic data collection, federal fund allocation, redistricting, and policy making.
• To collect tax information

Process in which U.S. House of Representative seats are re-allocated to different states, based off of population change

• reapportionment

• Census Adjustment
• Gerrymandering
• Redistricting