Government Vocabulary

Question 1

The central government has all power.

Answer 1

unitary government

Question 2

Power is divided between central government and smaller political units.

Answer 2

federal governement

Question 3

Loose alliance; political units control their own laws; central government makes decisions only on issues that affect the entire group.

Answer 3

confederation government

Question 4

A small group controls power (rich and powerful people) they are the only citizens who participate.

Answer 4

oligarchy

Question 5

One leader controls power; citizens do not participate.

Answer 5

autocracy

Question 6

People have full and equal rights to participate.

Answer 6

democracy

Question 7

What are the two forms of democracy?

Answer 7

presidential and parliamentary

Question 8

The people vote for the legislature and for the president.

Answer 8

presidential democracy

Question 9

The people vote for the legislature (parliament) and the legislature votes for the prime minister.

Answer 9

parliamentary democracy

Question 10

leaders who make rules and maintain order

Answer 10

government

Question 11

A person born or given privileges of a country.

Answer 11

citizen

Question 12

Government that is in your area.

Answer 12

local

Question 13

government that is in your country.

Answer 13

national

Question 14

power to do things

Answer 14

authority

Question 15

the rules that the government follows and states the rights of people.

Answer 15

constitution

Question 16

Who has all the power in a unitary government?

Answer 16

the central government.

Question 17

A group that comes together to support each other and to work on common problems. Usually formed by a treaty. Participants are voluntary, equal members that must meet with each other before taking action on an issue.

Answer 17

confederation

Question 18

Which country in Europe has a federal government?

Answer 18

Germany

Question 19

What is one reason the British Commonwealth is called a confederation?

Answer 19

Because it replaced central rule when the British Empire broke up. When the British Empire lost governing power over its colonies, the Commonwealth of Nations was formed and membership is voluntary and the countries work together on common problems.

Question 20

A central government has all the power; has a constitution that outlines duties and powers of the central government and also the people; can give powers to lower levels; this power can change or be taken back at any time.

Answer 20

Unitary government

Question 21

This system has a constitution. The constitution explains the rights, responsibilities, and duties of the central government and the states. Power is divided between the central government and the lower levels. The central government cannot take power back away from the states, it cannot choose the state’s leaders and it cannot do away with the lower levels of government.

Answer 21

federal government

Question 22

Which country has a unitary government?

Answer 22

France