Unit 1: Purpose and Types of Government

What is a direct democracy?

• A. A government ruled by a king or queen

• B. A government where people vote on every issue

• C. A government led by elected representatives

• D. A government where one person has unlimited power

Which system allows power to be shared between a national government and state governments?

• Confederate

• Federal

• Unitary

• Autocracy

What term describes a government by a small group of people?

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Republic

In a constitutional monarchy, the monarch’s power is:

• Absolute and unchecked

• Shared with religious leaders

• Limited by laws or customs

• Held only during wartime

A totalitarian government is one that:

• Allows free elections

• Shares power with provinces

• Controls nearly every part of citizens’ lives

• Has no centralized authority

The principle of ______________________ divides government power among branches to prevent any one from becoming too powerful.

• separation of powers

• judicial review

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

A ______________________ economy blends free-market principles with some government intervention.

• mixed

• traditional

• command

• subsistence

In a ______________________ system, voters elect members of the legislature, who then select the head of government.

• parliamentary

• presidential

• federal

• confederate

A country ruled by a supreme religious leader is called a ______________________.

• theocracy

• democracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

The idea that citizens agree to be governed in exchange for protection of their rights is called the ______________________.

• social contract

• divine right

• separation of powers

• judicial review