Government/Civics Domain

When instructed, share examples of Distributing. Activating Strategy: With a seat partner, discuss the meaning of the word Distribute. Come up with an example of Distributing. When instructed, share examples of Distributing. With your seat partner, now discuss different ways in which Power can be Distributed. Instructional Approach(s): Have students turn to a partner and discuss the question on the slide. Partners can be determined by the students or the teacher can provide more specific directions such as turn to the person directly in front/behind you or to the right/left of you, etc. It may be necessary to have a group of three if you have an uneven number of students. Do not allow more than 30 seconds to 1 minute of discussion time. The teacher should be walking around listening and redirecting discussions as needed. The teacher can briefly discuss student responses.

How is power distributed in different forms of government? SS6CG1a, SS6CG4a, SS6CG6a Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, and federal Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should introduce the essential question and the standards that align to the essential question

Use your Graphic Organizer to take notes during the lesson. Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should give each student a copy of the graphic organizer [linked on the resource page] to record important information during the lesson.

The ways in which government systems distribute power is the relationship between the national or central government and the smaller governmental divisions (states, provinces, counties, regions, and cities) A government may have aspects of more than one system. Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should present the information on the slide

Unitary Power is held by one central authority. Ways Government Distributes Power: Unitary Power is held by one central authority. The central authority has all the power to make laws and decisions for the people. Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should present the information on the slide while the students record the important information on their graphic organizer

Ways Government Distribute Power Unitary Central Authority Regional Authority Circles represent the amount of power and the arrows represent the direction the power flows Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should present the information on the slide while the students record the important information and draw an example of the diagram on their graphic organizer Notice the Central Authority circle is much larger than the Regional Authority circles and the arrows go from the central out to the regional

List of Unitary States Afghanistan Chile People's Republic Hungary of China Colombia Cuba Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea France Greece Guatemala Guinea Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Kenya New Zealand Nicaragua Niger North Korea Norway Saudi Arabia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Turkey Uganda United Kingdom Vatican City Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should use the information on the slide as examples of Unitary States [Information site- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary_state This site has only been utilized to gather a list of countries that fall under a Unitary system. For a more extensive search we would suggest a research based site]

Be sure the Unitary part of your Graphic Organizer is completed Instructional Approach(s): The students should complete the Unitary part of their graphic organizer while the teacher walks around monitoring and assisting students as needed

Ways Government Distributes Power: Confederation Voluntary association of independent states that make their own laws and decisions, but are loosely aligned to a weak central government Have some common purpose Agree to certain limitations on their freedom States maintain considerable independence Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should present the information on the slide while the students record the important information on their graphic organizer

Ways Government Distribute Power Confederation Central Authority Regional Authority Circles represent the amount of power and the arrows represent the direction the power flows Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should present the information on the slide while the students record the important information and draw an example of the diagram on their graphic organizer Notice the Regional Authority circles are much larger than the Central Authority circle and the arrows go from regional to central

List of Confederations- Today Iroquois Confederacy (1090–present) European Union and OPEC Historic confederations New England Confederation (1643–1684) United States of America under the Articles of Confederation (1781–1789) Confederate States of America, (1861–1865) Fictional confederations Confederacy of Independent Systems (Star Wars) Terran Confederation (Wing Commander) Terran Confederacy (StarCraft) Capellan Confederation (Battletech) Confederation of Planet Omega (animated series Once Upon a Time... Space Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should use the information on the slide as examples of Confederations [Information site- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation This site has only been utilized to gather a list of countries that fall under a Unitary system. For a more extensive search we would suggest a research based site]

Be sure the Confederation part of your Graphic Organizer is completed Instructional Approach(s): The students should complete the Confederation part of their graphic organizer while the teacher walks around monitoring and assisting students as needed

Ways Government Distributes Power: Federal (Federation) Power to make laws and decisions for the people is SHARED or divided between one central and several regional authorities. Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should present the information on the slide while the students record the important information on their graphic organizer

Ways Governments Distribute Power Federation / Federal Ways Governments Distribute Power Regional Authority Central Authority Circles represent the amount of power and the arrows represent the direction the power flows Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should present the information on the slide while the students record the important information and draw an example of the diagram on their graphic organizer Notice the circles of the Central and Regional Authorities are similar in size and the arrows go both ways.

List of countries with Federal Governments (24) Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Canada Comoros Ethiopia Germany India Malaysia Mexico Micronesia Nigeria Pakistan Russia St. Kitts and Nevis South Africa Spain Switzerland United Arab Emirates United States of America Venezuela Countries in Transition to Federalism Iraq Sudan Countries Considering a Federal System Sri Lanka Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should use the information on the slide as examples of Federal Governments [Information site- http://www.forumfed.org/en/federalism/by_country/index.php]

Be sure the Federal part of your Graphic Organizer is completed Instructional Approach(s): The students should complete the Federal part of their graphic organizer while the teacher walks around monitoring and assisting students as needed

Video on Power Distribution http://www. youtube. com/watch Video on Power Distribution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9e4Nsd3rMQ 7min 23sec Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should show the video clip to students to reinforce power distribution

Distributed Summarizing Government Distribution of Power Continuum Labeling Task Instructional Approach(s): Independently or with a partner, students will place the following types of governments on a continuum of strong central government and weak central government: Confederation, Unitary, Federal [linked on the government resource page]

Ways Government Distributes Power All key powers are held by the central government State/regional authorities hold most of the power Unitary Federal Confederation Instructional Approach(s): The teacher should use the slide to illustrate the distribution of power on a continuum Strong central government Weaker central government

Government Distribution of Power Summarizer Instructional Approach(s): Each student should complete the summarizer [linked on the resource page]. The teacher should use the summarizer to determine the level of student mastery and if differentiation is needed.