Which of these types of governmentallows cit izens to have the greatestamount of polit ical in fluence?

A. dictatorshipB. direct democracyC. absolute monarchyD. oligarchy

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In an aut ocratic (dicta torship) gover nment ,f r eedom of speech is usually _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

A. protected by the government as a civil r ightB. guaranteed in the government's consti tutionC. censored and controlled by the governmentD. regulated only when it presents a clear andpresent danger

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3In which system of government do states, c it ies, and count ies have the least polit ical power ?

A. federalB. unitaryC. confederateD. democratic

In Ger many, the cent r al government andthe state governments share power . Which of these ter ms best descr ibes th is type of government?

A. representative democracyB. federal systemC. confederate systemD. direct democracy

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5A system of government where power is NOT shared betw een t he s t rong cent r al government and state governments is a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

A. Democratic system.B. Federal system.C. Oligarchic system.D. Unitary system.

The t ype of government in which powerr ests wi th a small g roup of people is calleda(n) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

A. DemocracyB. OligarchyC. AutocracyD. Federal Republic

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What is evident of a country t hat has a parliamentary democracy?

A.The head of state and the head of government are two different people, one of which is the prime minister.B. The head of the country is always the King orQueen.C. The head of state is the ayatollah.D. The head of government is the president.

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The t wo predominate f or ms of democraticgovernments are parliamentary and_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

A. FederalB. ConstitutionalC. CommunistD. Presidential

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How is t he power dist ributed in a f ederalsystem of gover nment ?

A.The central government has completecontrol.B. The individual states have complete control.C. The t r ibe leader shares control with theelders.D.The central government and the states share control.

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In which type of government are cit izensMOST likely to choose their leader?

A. DictatorshipB. OligarchyC. DemocracyD. Monarchy

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In Russia, the president is both the chiefexecutive and the head of state. Whattype of democracy is t his?

A. Presidential DemocracyB. Parliamentary DemocracyC. Unitary DemocracyD. Constitutional Democracy

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Which type of government would most likely abolish all opposing polit ical part ies, the dir ect elect ion of leaders, and f r eedom of speech?

A. Constitutional MonarchyB. DictatorshipC. Representative DemocracyD. Direct Democracy

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If Russia and t he United States are both pr esidential democracies, how do t hey determine t heir leaders?

A. The citizens vote on the legislature, then members

of the legislature select the leader.B. The citizens do not get to choose the leaders.C. The leaders are passed down through

generations.D. The citizens directly vote on the leaders in bothcountries.

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The r uler of your country has always made all of t he political and economic decisions f or t he country. The cit izens do not always agree w ith his decisions, but t hey have no power t o change anything. He alone makes t he decisions and has unlimited power. Which f orm of government do you have?

A. Parliamentary DemocracyB. Constitutional MonarchyC. AutocracyD. Oligarchy

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Most of t he people in your country are ver y poor. You are a r ich r ancher and you are part of a small gr oup of wealthy land owning f amilies t hat holds all of t he political power in your nation. This small gr oup makes all political decisions f or your country.Which f orm of government do you have?

A. Parliamentary DemocracyB. Constitutional MonarchyC. AutocracyD. Oligarchy

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You have just t ur ned 18 and are voting f or t he f ir st t ime in your lif e. You w ill be voting f or t he president of your country and f or o ther elected o ff icials. Which f o rm of gover nment do you have?

A. MonarchyB. Presidential democracyC. Parliamentary democracyD. Communist

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In your count r y, the legislative b ranch hasjust elected a new prime minis te r. Whichf or m of government do you have?

A. Parliamentary DemocracyB. Constitutional MonarchyC. AutocracyD. Oligarchy

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In a par liamentary democ racy, unlike thepresident ial system, the head ofgovernment belongs to which branch?

A. LegislativeB. NationalC. ExecutiveD. Judicial

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You live in a lar ge country t hat has many states. The government’s power is divided between a cent r al/national gover nment and t he state/local gover nments. Which t e rm best desc r ibes t he type of gover nment syst em you have?A. CommunistB. UnitaryC. FederalD. Oligarchy

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What type of democratic government is being described?

• No separation of power between executive & legislative branch

• Citizens vote fo r legislature and legislature electshead of government

A. Presidential DemocracyB. Parliamentary DemocracyC. Absolute MonarchyD. Autocracy

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