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Government Concepts Review #1
Test Description: Government Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) R22 Which type of government would have a single ruler, usually with unlimited power?
A
Autocratic
B
Democratic
C
Idiosyncratic
D
Oligarchic
2) R22 Which type of government has the highest amount of citizen participation?
A
Oligarchic
B
Dictatorship
C
Autocratic
D
Democratic
3) R22 In this type of government, a small group of individuals (usually wealthy) holds power.
A
Democratic
B
Oligarchic
C
Psychosomatic
D
Autocratic
4) R22 Which of the following had/has an autocratic government?
A
Czarist Russia
B
Modern Russia
C
South Africa under Apartheid (1942-1994)
D
United States during the Civil War
5) R22 A dictatorship would be an example of which type of government?
A
Oligarchic
B
Democratic
C
Mosaic
D
Autocratic
6) R22 In which type of government do the voters those they elect have power?
A
Absolute Monarchy
B
Autocratic
C
Oligarchic
D
Democratic
7) R24 In this type of distribution of power, the central government has all powers all decision-making authority.
A
Federal
B
Unitary
C
Coalition
D
Confederation
8) R24 In this type of distribution of power, regional governments, like states, can defy (or not follow) the laws of the central government.
A
Confederation
B
Federal
C
Unitary
D
Cooperation
9) R24/25 How does Germany distribute power in its government system?
A
Confederation
B
Autocratic
C
Unitary
D
Federal
10) R24 A distribution of power system in which the central government has the most authority, but states have the right to make some laws on their own. This type of government is usually guided by a constitution, which outlines the powers of each.
A
Federal
B
Traditional
C
Confederation
D
Unitary
11) R24 How is power distributed in France?
A
Federal System
B
Oligarchy
C
Confederation System
D
Unitary System
12) R24 Which of the following distributes power as a confederation?
A
United States
B
France
C
Russia
D
European Union (EU)
13) R24 In this system, the central government has the power to hire fire regional/state governors or leaders, because the central govt. has all the power.
A
Federal
B
Oligarchy
C
Confederation
D
Unitary
14) R22 Of the following types of government, which has the least amount of citizen participation?
A
Autocratic Dictatorship
B
Representative Democracy
C
Parliamentary Democracy
D
Presidential Democracy
15) R24/25 How does the United Kingdom distribute power in its government system?
A
Autocratic System
B
Confederation System
C
Unitary System
D
Federal System
16) R23 In a parliamentary democracy, which branch of government has the most power?
A
Executive
B
Judicial
C
Trick Question - They all have EQUAL power
D
Legislative
17) R23 In a Presidential Democracy, the President is _____________________________
A
elected directly by the people AND both head of government and head of state
B
both head of government and head of state.
C
elected by the legislature.
D
elected directly by the people.
18) R23 One of the advantages of a ____________________ is that the central government has “checks balances” in place to make sure that one branch of government does not become too powerful.
A
presidential democracy
B
parliamentary democracy
C
oligarchy
D
theocracy
19) R25 ______________ is an example of a country with a parliamentary democracy.
A
Mexico
B
United States
C
United Kingdom
D
Russia
20) R23 In a ______________________ the leader of the political party with the most seats in the legislature usually becomes Prime Minister or the head of government. This position is not elected directly by the people.
A
parliamentary democracy
B
oligarchy
C
tyranny
D
presidential democracy
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