Government Unit Vocabulary
A. unitary government B. federal government C. confederation D. presidential
government E. parliamentary government F. division of powers G. oligarchy
H. autocracy
7. a government in which a single person holds unlimited power
8. a government in which the executive and legislative branches are
separate and coequal
9. a government in which power is divided between a central government.
and other local governments
10. a government in which a small, usually self-appointed, group has the
power to rule
11. a government in which all power belongs to a central agency
12. an alliance of independent states
13. structuring a government so that power is shared by a central and
several local governments
14. a government in which members of the executive branch are also
members of the legislative branch and are subject to the legislature's direct
control
