Under Which Type of Governmental Structure Do Independent Sovereign Governments

question 6

Multiple Choice

Under which type of governmental structure do independent sovereign governments cooperate on specified governmental matters but retain sovereignty over all other governmental matters within their jurisdictions?

• A) federal system
• B) confederal system
• C) representative system
• D) authoritarian system
• E) unitary system

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Definitions:

Pluton

A body of intrusive igneous rock that crystallized from magma cooling below the Earth's surface; can range in size from small to massive.

Terranes

Pieces of the Earth's crust that have distinct geological histories and have been merged onto a continent along a plate boundary.

Accretionary Prism

A wedge-shaped mass of sediment and rock scraped off the top of a downgoing tectonic plate at a convergent plate boundary.

Displaced Granitic Rocks

Granitic rocks that have been moved from their original position by geological forces, often resulting in altered landscapes.