Chapter 2 Study Guide Part 2 (ANSWER KEY)
1. What is the difference between a totalitarian regime and an authoritarian regime?
A totalitarian regime tries to control citizens' lives more fully than an authoritarian
regime.
2. What advantage does a presidential democracy have over a parliamentary democracy?
The presidential system separates the executive and legislative powers to prevent abuses
of power.
3. What government is an example of a confederal system of government today?
the European Union today
4. What drives the production and distribution of goods and services in a free enterprise system?
the profit motive, economic competition, and supply and demand
5. What is the main disadvantage of direct democracy?
Frequent elections and meetings make it a very time-consuming process for citizens.
6. No nation-states are organized as a confederation today because in such a system,
the central government is too weak to be effective.
7. Market economies are to individuals as command economies are to
government planners.
8. How are dictatorships and absolute monarchies similar?
One leader holds the power, which may lead to greater efficiency or the risk of abuse.
9. A representative democracy is a form of government in which
Public decisions are made by leaders elected by the citizens to vote according to their
interests
10. Referendum, initiative, and recall are examples of
Direct democracy
11. What is the most common form of government today?
Democracy
12. Which kind of government did the American colonists create when they formed the United States
of America?
Constitutional democracy
13. In what way are the economies of the United States and China similar?
Both are mixed economies
14. In what form of government do citizens hold ultimate power?
Democracy
15. The form of government that is headed by religious leaders.
theocracy