2025 Civics Final Exam Review (DSHS)

Rights that are God given and cannot be taken away by a person or government:

• Unspoken Rights

• Unalienable Rights

• Natural Born Rights

• God’s Rights

Power is centralized in a single national government:

• Unitary System

• Confederal System

• Bicameral System

• Federal System

Powers of national government are supreme, but powers are also reserved for state governments:

• Unitary System

• Confederal System

• Bicameral System

• Federal System

Power is concentrated in independent states, but powers are also given to the national government:

• Unitary System

• Confederal System

• Bicameral System

• Federal System

Ruled by a small, powerful, wealthy elite group:

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Autocracy

Ruled by a single individual who inherits power by bloodline:

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Autocracy

Ruled by a single person or military group who uses force to maintain power

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Autocracy

Type of democracy where citizens do not govern themselves directly:

• Representative

• Direct

Type of democracy where citizens vote on issues and govern themselves directly:

• Representative

• Direct

Which purpose of government is reflected in the example: The federal government provides Social Security benefits to retired and disabled citizens.

• Provide Protection

• Provide Services

• Establish Law and Order

• Collect Taxes