Ch. 1 Section 2 Forms Of Government

Question 1

Indirect democracy

Answer 1

a group of persons chosen by the people express the will of the people, widely used in a national, state, and local levels Ex. A legislator voted

Question 2

Autocracy

Answer 2

A government on which a single person holds unlimited political power

Question 3

Oligarchy

Answer 3

A government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite

Question 4

Unitary government

Answer 4

All powers held by central government, limited power to local governments

Question 5

Federal government

Answer 5

The powers of government are divided between a central government and several local governments

Question 6

Confederate Government

Answer 6

Local government has more power, An alliance of independent states that grant limited power to central government, usually involving defense or foreign affairs

Question 7

Presidential government

Answer 7

Divides executive & legislative power of government coequally

Question 8

Parliamentary government

Answer 8

The legislative branch chooses the executive and has full power, Executive branch made up of the prime ministers or premier, and that official’s cabinet

Question 9

Direct Democracy

Answer 9

Occurs when the will of the people translates directly into public policy, works on a small local level “pure democracy” Ex. Town Meeting