1) Match the descriptions with the government classifications.

possible answers: federal government, confederation government, articles of confederation, unitary government.

document illustrating an early form of confederate government
powerful central agency that delegates some power to lower levels of government
power divided by government between central and lower levels of government

national government subservient to an alliance among independent states

2) Check all that apply.

Select THREE characteristics of a presidential government.

	The executive branch chooses members of the legislative branch.
	Only the legislature can introduce laws.
	A President must have been a legislator.
	It is based on the principle of separation of powers by which the executive and legislative branches check one another.
	The leader of the executive branch is elected by citizens.
	There is no judicial branch.

3) Check all that apply.

Select THREE characteristics of a parliamentary government.

	Citizens elect the prime minister and ministers.
	It is the form of government preferred by dictators.
	The leader of the executive branch can dissolve the government.
	Members of the executive branch are selected by the legislative branch, not voters.
	The executive branch chooses members of the legislative branch.
	The legislature can check the executive branch with a vote of no confidence.

4) Check all that apply.

Select TWO historical examples of confederate forms of government.

	The United Kingdom
	Iroquois Confederacy
	Republic of Mexico
	Articles of Confederation

5) Select the best answer.

To be submissive or subordinate is to be ___.

	subservient
	constituent
	depictive
	evocative

6) Select the best answer.

A(n) ___ is a person who authorizes another to represent him.

	depictive
	evocative
	constituent
	subservient

7) Select the best answer.

If government power is ___, it is more difficult for those in power to benefit personally.

	concentrated
	widely distributed
	narrowly interpreted

8) Match the descriptions with the words.
possible answers: despot, totalitarian, liberal democracy, absolute democracy, direct democracy, feudalism, federal, authoritarian, separation of powers.

hereditary rule by divine right
form of government that gives one person or a small group absolute power
overlaps with authoritarianism; controls every aspect of a person’s life
government divides power between central and lower (state) governments
form of government centering around ownership of land and social classes
examples are initiatives, referendums, and recalls
authoritarian tyrant who governs for his own well-being
principle introduced by Montesquieu that eventually formed the basis of the American system of government

rule of the people, or another word for constitution or representative democracy

9) Check all that apply.

Select THREE characteristics of a democracy.

	consent by the people to accept the government’s actions (consent of the governed)
	participation by the people
	ruled by a small group of leaders
	rights handed over by citizens to the government
	always assumes a confederate form of government
	acknowledgement of people’s basic rights

10) Check all that apply.

Select TWO reasons why compromise is an important feature in democracy.

	A compromise makes everyone happy.
	Since people have differing views, it is rare to have a clear-cut consensus.
	All people are equal in a democracy.
	Compromise will always result in the best solution.

11) Type your answer. Explain why the concept “equality of all people” of liberal democracy is important using complete sentences.

12) Type your answer. Explain why the concept “worth of the individual” of liberal democracy is important using complete sentences.

13) Type your answer. Explain why the concept “compromise” of liberal democracy is important using complete sentences.

14) Type your answer. Explain why the concept “individual freedom” of liberal democracy is important using complete sentences.

15) Type your answer. Explain why the concept “majority rule/minority rights” of liberal democracy is important using complete sentences.