Types of Governments

Question 1

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

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Athens had a small population.

Question 2

In an autocracy, what kind of power does the leader hold?

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He holds all the power.

Question 3

In a democracy, government gets its power from

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what the majority of the citizens want.

Question 4

In a unitary system of government, local offices

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must follow decisions made by the central government.

Question 5

What is the main difference between federal and confederal systems of government?

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In a federal system there is centralized authority, while in a confederal system power is distributed equally among the states.

Question 6

In the United States, who elects the legislature?

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citizens

Question 7

The two forms of democracy are

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direct and representative.

Question 8

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 9

In which system of government would states function independently of each other?

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confederal

Types of Governments Answers