Government Test Study Guide KEY: SS7CG1, SS7CG4, SS7CG6

Government Test Study Guide KEY: SS7CG1, SS7CG4, SS7CG6

Name: ______Period: ____

1.  If power is held by the central authority, what type of government does the country have? Unitary

2. All citizens participate equally in which type of government?

Democracy

3. Based in the information above, which statement identifies this country’s government based on its DISTRIBUTION OF POWER and its CITIZEN PARTICIPATION? Federal and democratic

4. In a confederate government system, who holds most of the power?

Local governments hold the most power and give a limited amount of power to the national government

5.  In a federal government system, who holds most of the power?

The power is shared among different levels of government

6.  In a unitary system of government, who holds most of the power?

The central government

7.  In an autocracy, who makes most of the important governmental decisions?

An individual ruler or leader

8.  Why do the individual voters have less power in an autocracy or oligarchy than they do in a democracy? Individuals have little or no say and may not even be allowed to vote in an autocracy or oligarchy while voters participate freely in a democracy

9.  What are the two predominant forms of a democratic government?

Presidential and Parliamentary

10.  In a parliamentary system of government, how is a prime minister chosen?

The legislatures choose one of their members to be prime minister

11.  What is a weakness of a confederation government system?

It is usually an unstable, loose alliance of countries or states

12.  Name the three ways governments distribute their power:

1. Federal b. Unitary c. Confederation

13.  Name the three ways that governments allow citizen participation:

1. Autocracy b. Oligarchy c. Democracy

14.  What are the two forms of a democracy? Parliamentary, Presidential

15.  In a unitary government system who hold most of the power? The legislatures/central government

16.  In a confederate government system who holds most of the power?

The countries or states that make up the confederation

17.  In a federal system of government who holds most of the power?

The central/national government shares power with the states/local governments

18.  In an autocracy, who makes most of the important governmental decisions?

An individual ruler or dictator

19.  Who are the decision makers in an oligarchy?

A small group with wealth or power

20.  What branch of government chooses the executive leader in a parliamentary democracy? Legislative

21.  Name the leader of a presidential democracy: The President, parliamentary democracy: The Prime Minister

22.  How is the president chosen in a presidential democracy? He is elected by the people (citizens)

23.  Name a country that is a democracy. Mexico, USA, Canada

24.  What is a weakness of a confederation government system? The national government is weak- most power remains with the local governments

25.  What is the main difference between a president and a prime minister? A president is elected by the voters separate from the legislature. A prime minister is first elected as a Member of Parliament, then if his/her party is the majority party (most seats) in the Parliament, he/she becomes Prime Minister while still serving as a Member of Parliament (legislature).