DAS - Purposes of Government

Federalism balances government power between a country's central government and

Autonomous subdivision states

What type of system concentrates power in the subnational component parts (states, provinces, etc.), which means they can override the center?

Confederation

What type of states have power balanced between the capital and autonomous subdivisions so that some decision-making authority is reserved for the nation and some is reserved for the subdivisions?

Federalism / federal states

Which of the following best describes the term laissez-faire?

Government should generally not interfere with the marketplace

56. A process of devolution involves __________.

Shifting some powers from central government to component units

A ___________ system practices state ownership and redistributes extensive welfare benefits, while a ____________ state owns little or no industry but does redistribute wealth to those that are in need.

Socialist welfare

59. Why have U.S. states been called laboratories of democracy?

States can experiment with new programs which when successful they can be copied nationwide

Which of the following is an example of a first-order civil division?

States, providence, departments

When a remote area of a country resents being ruled by the government, it is known as

Tension

58. At the heart of the concept of a federal system is __________.

The existence of competent state with some powers that cannot be easily overridden by the central government

What type of system has its power centralized in the nation's capital and administrative subdivisions have little autonomy?

Unitary system

A ___________ is a political entity that is usually sovereign and powerful enough to enforce its rule.

state

First-order civil divisions in the United States are represented by __________.

states

Which economic system is characterized by government ownership of industry but little redistribution of wealth?

statism

A ___________ is a population with a sense of cohesiveness based on a shared history or language or culture.

nation

Which of the following is often the basis for center-periphery tensions?

regionalism

Most contemporary countries are considered _____________, which means they are political systems without monarchs.

republic

In a ____, the government owns little or no industry and redistributes little in the form of welfare programs.

Laissez-Faire

57. Which of the following would highlight a critical downside of a unitary system?

Local officials unable to make basic decisions without the consent of the central government

55. What process shifts some administration functions from the central government to lower levels (subnational units such as states or provinces)?

decentralization

What process shifts some powers from the central government to component units, as seen in Britain's recent policies toward Scotland, Wales, and North Ireland?

devolution