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Government Vocabulary

Test Description: GA, 7th Grade Social Studies government vocabulary

Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.

1) Who holds the power in a unitary type government?

Athe central government Bthe local government Cthere is no power in a unitary type government Dit is shared among the central and local governments

2) Who holds the power in a confederation?

Athe central government Bit is shared among the central and local governments Cthere is no power in a confederation Dthe local governments

3) Who holds the power in a federal government system?

Athe central government Bthe local governments Cthere is no power in a federal government system Dit is shared among the central and local governments

4) What type of government gives the citizens little say because the ruler has absolute power?

Aautocratic Btheocratic Cdemocratic Doligarchic

5) Means governed by a few and citizens have little or no say.

Atheocratic Bdemocratic Cautocratic Doligarchic

6) Citizens play a major role in deciding who the rulers are and what decisions are made.

Aoligarchic Bautocratic Cdemocratic Dtheocratic

7) A group of religious leaders govern and the people have little if any say in how the government is run.

Aautocratic Boligarchic Cdemocratic Dtheocratic

8) A type of democratic government in which parliament chooses the Prime Minister or Premier.

Apresidential Bexecutive branch Cparliamentary Dlegislature

9) A type of democratic government in which a president or chief executive is chosen separately from the legislature.

Aprime minister Bparliamentary Cpresidential Dmonarch

10) The head of state in a parliamentary government system ______.

Ais a ceremonial figure without much actual power Bcan cancel or veto laws passed by the legislature Chas no role in government Dis the most powerful person in the national government

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