Which method of organizing national government is most widely used?
A.
confederal system
B.
unitary system
C.
federal system
D.
presidential system
2.
In which system do the national government and the state government sometimes act cooperatively and sometimes act independently?
A.
confederal system
B.
unitary system
C.
federal system
D.
parliamentary system
3.
In which system is both the national and state government prohibited from abolishing or reorganizing the other?
A.
confederal system
B.
unitary system
C.
federal system
D.
parliamentary system
4.
What government makes the laws in a federal system?
A.
national
B.
both
C.
state
5.
In which system of government do units (e.g., state governments) exercise the most power?
A.
confederal system
B.
unitary system
C.
federal system
D.
presidential system
6.
In which system can the central government overrule and abolish smaller units of government?
A.
confederal system
B.
unitary system
C.
federal system
D.
presidential system
7.
In which system do smaller units (e.g., state governments), simply carry out the decisions of the national government?
A.
confederal system
B.
unitary system
C.
federal system
D.
presidential system
8.
In which system is the national government sovereign with all governing power?
A.
confederal system
B.
unitary system
C.
federal system
D.
presidential system
9.
In which government do independent states join together to form a "loose friendship" around a central government?
A.
confederal system
B.
unitary system
C.
federal system
D.
parliamentary system
10.
In which government do states delegate limited powers to a central government?
A.
confederal system
B.
unitary system
C.
federal system
D.
presidential system
11.
In which government do states retain all powers that they do not give to the central government as well as control over their own territory and people?
A.
confederal system
B.
unitary system
C.
federal system
D.
parliamentary system
12.
This type of government was the United States' first form of government.
A.
confederal system
B.
unitary system
C.
federal system
D.
presidential system
13.
How is power organized in a confederal system?
A.
The central government and the state governments split power equally.
B.
The central government has more power than the state governments.
C.
The state governments have more power than the central government.
D.
The central government has no power at all.
14.
How is power organized in a unitary system?
A.
The central government and the state governments split power equally.
B.
The central government has more power than the state governments.
C.
The state governments have more power than the central government.
D.
The central government has no power at all.
15.
How is power organized in a federal system?
A.
The central government and the state governments split power equally.
B.
The central government has more power than the state governments.
C.
The state governments have more power than the central government.
D.
The national and the state governments split power but not necessarily equally.
16.
Presidential and Parliamentary systems are both part of what kind of government?
