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1
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What three broad categories do scholars use to classify governments?

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Systems of governments, relationship of government levels, and methods of electing an executive.

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How do a pure democracy and a republic differ?

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Pure democracy allows every citizen to directly participate, while in a republic the people elect representatives to run for them.

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On what do dictatorships rely for power?

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Fear opposed on military force

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Which types of government described in this section best describe the United States?

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Democratic republic, federalists, presidential government.

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Who chooses the executive head in the parliamentary system?

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The majority party and the legislature

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List the three levels of American government.

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National, State, Local

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List the three branches of the national government.

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Legislative, Executive, Judicial

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What powers are reserved to the states?

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According to the Constitution, the states retain powers not delegated to the national government or prohibited to the states.

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Explain the responsibilities of each branch of a state’s government.

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  1. ) Legislature - Passing state laws
  2. ) Executive - enforces the laws
  3. ) Judicial - Interpreting the law and judging criminal cases
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What are the different levels of local government?

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Counties and Municipality

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List the benefits and drawbacks of the presidential system.

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The President’s directly accountable to the people and executive department is dependent of the legislative branch. The drawback is that the presidential system is not inefficient.

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Why did America’s founders choose the federal system of government?

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Federalism guards against tyranny by distributing power while also meeting the needs of various sections of a country.

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Why would a direct democracy not be appropriate for the United States?

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The large size of the population.

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What are the two forms of dictatorship?

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Oligarchy and autocracy

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What are the two types of boards most commonly used for county governments?

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Board of Commissioners

Board of Supervisors

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Which local government systems are considered municipalities?

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Cities, villages, and towns

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What is government by the people called?

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Democracy

18
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What is another name for an indirect democracy?

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Representative democracy

19
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What are the three major government systems?

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Anarchy, dictatorship, popular government

20
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What is the name for a government in which the people are sovereign, they elect representatives to exercise the government’s powers according to written laws?

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Republic

21
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What form,of government seeks to control every aspect of the people’s lives?

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Totalitarianism

22
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What is the division and dietitian of governmental power into national and state levels called?

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Federalism

23
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What is the key to restraining the government and the governed in the United States?

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The Constitution

24
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The European Union is an example of what type of government?

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Modern confederacy

25
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Who selects the cabinet in a parliamentary form of government?

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Prime minister

26
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What are the two houses of the U.S. Congress?

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House of Representatives

Senate

27
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Who were the first people to practice

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Greeks

28
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3 branches of the federal government

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Executive, legislative, judicial

29
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What government is elected by popular vote?

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Congress

30
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Chief executive officer of the U.S.

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President

31
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What is the heart of the American government?

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The Constitution

32
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Which amendment protects the right of the states?

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Tenth Amendment

33
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Which branch of the government interprets the laws?

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Judicial

34
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Powers not granted to the national government and not prohibited by the states

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Reserved powers

35
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Where are the steps of statehood found?

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Northwest Ordinance of 1787

36
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What governmental system allows public participation?

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Popular government

37
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What is an overriding of indirect or pure democracy?

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Every citizen has a direct voice in governmental decisions

38
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What is not an example of a unitary form of government?

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Brazil

39
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What are the divisions of counties called?

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Townships

40
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What state does not have a bicameral

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Nebraska

41
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Define incorporation

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Process by which a state establishes a city as a legal government body by giving it a charter establishing the parameters in which it can operate

42
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Essay:

Describe and give an example of s system of government

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Anarchy is one of the types of government. According to the English Dictionary, it is a lack of government or the absence of the supreme power. A modern example of anarchy is Somalia.

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