Exam 13: Multiple Governments

The European Union is a purely military alliance created in 1951.

The European Parliament is ________.

A system of governing in which the central government grants some legislative and administrative responsibilities to regional bodies is known as ________.

A high degree of interaction between the two levels of government is often described as ________ federalism.

Local governments are generally subordinate to higher levels of government.

Because the Canadian federal system features strong provincial government who control a large share of government revenue, it can be described as ____________.

While unitary systems of government tend to concentrate power in a single government, federal systems tend to be more ____________

What are the benefits of a federal system of governing?

Where was the first modern federal system established?

Voters in the EU countries elect the European Parliament every _____ years.

How do contemporary federal systems tend to differ from classical federalism?

The American federal system features less conflict between national and state government than Canada partly due to the influence of the _________ who represent state interests federally.

The EU is committed to the basic principle of subsidiarity.

'Subsidiarity' refers to the idea that ________.

Local governments in Canada are ________.

Devolution involves sharing sovereignty with regional governments.

Which one of the following countries has a basically unitary system of government?

Classical federalism is a system in which ________.

According to the text, which among the following may be considered a reason to adopt a federal system?

In Canada, the inclusion of persons from each province in the federal Cabinet is an attempt to represent provincial interests.