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1 Who Rules? Lesson Activities

2 Label top of pg. 3 Who Rules?
Standard: SSCG19 I will be able to compare & contrast governments that are: a)unitary, confederal & federal b)unitary, oligarchic, & democratic c)Presidential & parliamentary

3 Types of Governments & Leaders
Think About It! What kinds of governments exist? What kinds of leaders can be in charge of a country? Think about everything you’ve ever heard of or learned and add it to this mind map. Types of Governments & Leaders Take 3 minutes to add to your graphic organizer.

4 We are now going to read “Who Rules?” together.
Please don’t write, cut, glue or tape this down. It is a class set only! Thx

5 à Where would you put theocracy on this chart?
Theocracy can apply to any of these! à Where would you put theocracy on this chart?

6 MINI-QUIZ Do You Know Your Forms of Government?
Take a few minutes to complete the next worksheet. You can glue this into your NB.

7 A or B? 1. One person is in charge. A B Autocracy Democracy

8 A or B? 2. Citizens often have no rights. A B Democracy Dictatorship

9  A or B? A B 3. Can exist with other forms of government.
Dictatorship Theocracy

10 A or B? 4. Led by a king or queen. A B Monarchy Oligarchy

11 A or B? 5. Nobody is in charge. A B Monarchy Anarchy

12 A or B? 6. Those in charge are military members who took over by force. A B Junta Democracy

13 A or B? 7. Leader often shares power with other parts of government. A B Monarchy Dictatorship

14 A or B? 8. Democracy where citizens elect others to serve in government. A B Direct Representative

15  A or B? A B 9. Citizens vote to elect their leaders. Democracy
Autocracy

16 A or B? 10. A small group rules the country. A B Oligarchy Democracy

17  A or B? A B 11. People do not answer to any leader or government.
Oligarchy Anarchy

18  A or B? A B 12. God and religious law are the government authority.
Theocracy Anarchy

19 A or B? 13. The group with power can be based on race or social class. A B Monarchy Oligarchy

20 A or B? 14. Democracy where citizens participate in lawmaking themselves. A B Direct Representative

21 Identify That Government!
ACTIVITY A Identify That Government!

22 representative democracy
SWITZERLAND Citizens elect representatives to sit in two different lawmaking assemblies. But citizens also vote several times a year to decide on laws. Citizens can vote to propose their own laws or undo laws passed by their representatives. All citizens may vote directly on these laws. Forms of Government: __________________________________ and representative democracy direct democracy

23 representative democracy
SOUTH AFRICA From , official policy in South Africa gave white people all the political power. Even though the majority of South Africans were black, non-whites could not influence government. White South Africans elected representatives to sit in a lawmaking body. Forms of Government: __________________________________ and oligarchy representative democracy

24 NORTH KOREA One man leads North Korea and controls its government. He also controls its ruling political party. The ruling party chooses candidates for an Assembly, and citizens vote. The candidates do not have opponents, so citizens have no choices. Form of Government: __________________________________ dictatorship

25 SAUDI ARABIA Saudi Arabia is led by a king. The king appoints a Council of Ministers to help govern, but there are no elections. Saudi Arabia’s Basic Law states that the country’s constitution is the Islamic holy book the Qur’an and other religious traditions. Forms of Government: __________________________________ and monarchy theocracy

26 representative democracy
DENMARK The people of Denmark elect representatives to sit in Parliament, a lawmaking body. The Queen of Denmark heads the country, but she only has a small role in government. The government is led by a Prime Minister, who is appointed from among the elected representatives. Forms of Government: __________________________________ and monarchy representative democracy

27 representative democracy
BRAZIL Brazil is led by a president who is elected by the citizens. Citizens in Brazil elect a new president every four years. Citizens also elect representatives to serve in two different legislative bodies. Form of Government: __________________________________ representative democracy

28 ACTIVITY B True or False?

29 True or False?         Denmark / Saudi Arabia Switzerland
1. A monarchy can be like a dictatorship or it can be part of a democracy. m True m False Example or Reason: 2. A dictatorship can also be a democracy. 3. A democracy can have both representative and direct characteristics at the same time. 4. An oligarchy can include representative democracy. 5. A government can be both a monarchy and an anarchy at the same time. 6. Theocracy can co-exist with monarchy. 7. Theocracy can co-exist with democracy. 8. An oligarchy can be like a dictatorship. Denmark / Saudi Arabia Citizens get no say in a dictatorship Switzerland In South Africa, some got to vote Monarchy and anarchy are opposites! Saudi Arabia In Iran, citizens vote Under a junta, citizens often have few rights

30 ACTIVITY C Vocabulary Crossword

31 Vocabulary Crossword T D H R E P R E S E N T A T I V E C O D O A T C E
Across 3. Type of democracy where citizens elect leaders to represent them in government 7. A small group that rules a country after taking it over by force 9. One person has all the power 10. Type of democracy where citizens are involved in day-to- day government Down 1. Recognizes God as the ultimate authority in government and law 2. One leader has absolute control over citizens’ lives 4. Citizens hold the political power 5. A small group of people has all the power 6. People are not subject to any nation or government 8. A king or queen rules the country D H R E P R E S E N T A T I V E C O D O A T C E L J U N T A R M I A T A O G M R O C C A O C R Y R R N H S A U T O C R A C Y H C H R D I R E C T Y Y C P H Y

32 Journal #2 Flip back to page #2 in your NB. In 1 paragraph(6-8 sentences), describe what you have learned about in the previous lesson.


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