GOVERNMENT UNIT 1

Question 1

Unitary Government

Answer 1

a centralized government where all the powers are held by one, single, central agency.

Question 2

Federal Government

Answer 2

one in which the powers of government are divided between a central, or national, government and several lower levels of government.

Question 3

Confederate Government

Answer 3

an alliance of independent states that join together to give power to the central government.

Question 4

Direct Democracy

Answer 4

a system of laws made directly by all citizens. It is one in which the will of the people is translated into public policy directly through mass meetings where citizens gather and make policy decisions

Question 5

Representative Democracy

Answer 5

one in which representatives are chosen through elections. A small group is elected to represent the overall will of the people.

Question 6

Republic

Answer 6

sovereign (supreme) power is held by those who are eligible to vote, while political power is exercised by representatives chosen by the citizens.

Question 7

Dictatorship

Answer 7

can be organized as an autocracy, a government in which one person holds unlimited political power, or an oligarchy, a government in which the power is held by a small, often self-appointed elite. ALL dictatorships are authoritarian.

Question 8

Tyranny

Answer 8

oppressive power exerted by government.

Question 9

Autocracy

Answer 9

a form of government in which one ruler has absolute control and decision-making power.

Question 10

Oligarchy

Answer 10

a government in which the power is held by a small, often self-appointed elite.

Question 11

Presidential Government

Answer 11

the executive branch and the legislative branch are separate and independent from one another, but are co-equal. Elections for each branch are held separately.

Question 12

Parliamentary Government

Answer 12

the executive and legislative are one. The legislature is chosen by the people, but the executive is chosen by the legislature

Question 13

Totalitarian Government

Answer 13

type of government that attempts to assert total control over the lives of its citizens.

Question 14

Authoritarian Government

Answer 14

form of government (often
referred to as a dictatorship) is one in which one or a few people hold all the power

Question 15

Political Ideology

Answer 15

a set of beliefs, values and opinions that shape one’s views on various issues such as governance, economy, society, culture and morality.