Chapter Two Section 2

Question 1

The people hold the sovereign power, and government is conducted only by and with the consent of the people

Answer 1

Democracy

Question 2

Exists where the will of the people is translated into public policy directly by the people themselves

Answer 2

Direct democracy

Question 3

A small group of people chosen by the people to act as their representatives, expresses the popular will

Answer 3

Representative democracy

Question 4

Exists where those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people

Answer 4

Dictatorship

Question 5

A government in which a single person holds unlimited political power

Answer 5

Autocracy

Question 6

Government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite

Answer 6

Oligarchy

Question 7

Often described as a centralized government, all powers held by the government belong to a single central agency

Answer 7

Unitary government

Question 8

The powers of government are divided between a central government and several local governments

Answer 8

A federal government

Question 9

An alliance of independence states

Answer 9

Confederation

Question 10

Features of separation of powers between the executive and the legislative branches of the government

Answer 10

Presidential government

Question 11

The executive branch is made up of the Prime Minister and that officials cabinet, the Prime Minister and cabinet are themselves members of the legislative branch/the parliament

Answer 11

Parliamentary government