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English Influences on Government — Unit test Answers

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In a unitary system of government, power is

A
held by state governments.
B
held by a central government.
C
held by a single person.
D
held by a group of people.
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Rome became a ________ at the end of the 6th Century BCE.

A
Democracy
B
Republic
C
Dictatorship
D
Theocracy
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In a confederal system of government, power is

A
given to the central government.
B
given to the president exclusively.
C
shared between the central and state governments.
D
distributed equally among the state governments.
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Athens and Sparta were both

A
countries.
B
city-states.
C
monarchies.
D
empires.
8

When leaders use religious laws to govern, they most likely represent

A
a democracy.
B
an autocracy.
C
a monarchy.
D
a theocracy.
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What are the three branches of federal government set up by the Constitution?

A
legislative, executive, and judicial
B
congressional, executive, and legislative
C
legislative, executive, and provisional
D
constitutional, executive, and provisional
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A public welfare service that the US government provides is

A
firefighting.
B
health inspections.
C
law enforcement.
D
electricity.
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Which statement best describes a government in which there is no separation of powers?

A
People’s rights are guaranteed.
B
One person rules and has absolute power.
C
The legislature is divided into different branches.
D
Judges decide the legality of laws passed by the legislature.
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A charter is a written document that

A
states the conditions of an agreement.
B
describes the separation of powers in diagram form.
C
lists the items for sale in a shop.
D
describes, in Latin, which laws should be followed.
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Which type of governmental power does a unitary system hold?

A
centralized power
B
state power
C
shared power
D
local power

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