Types of Governments

Question 1

In a democracy, government gets its power from

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what the majority of the citizens want.

Question 2

In a parliamentary system of representative democracy, the prime minister

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is the leader of the party that won the most seats in parliament.

Question 3

Central and state governments influence each other in

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a federal system.

Question 4

In a unitary system of government, local offices

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must follow decisions made by the central government.

Question 5

In a federal system of government, power is

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divided between the national government and the states.

Question 6

In a direct democracy, who votes on government policy?

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all citizens

Question 7

What are two types of oligarchies?

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theocracy and communism

Question 8

How does a monarch typically take power?

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by taking over when the previous monarch dies or retires

Question 9

Why did direct democracy work for the ancient Greek city of Athens?

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Athens had a small population.

Types of Governments Answers