1. The student will compare and contrast various forms of government.
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The student will compare and contrast various forms of government.

2. FIRST FIVE
Agenda Message: Make-up Unit 2 Exams Today. Work on SWA Projects today in class. SWA Project Deadline is November 15th.
Standard: Compare and contrast various forms of government. Describe the ways government systems distribute power.
E.Q. for Monday, October 29, 2018: Whenever discussing how governments are structured what two questions must be answered?
Warm Up: What is literacy? What is Literacy rate?
Today We Will:
Unit 2 Exam Make-Ups
SWA projects in-class computer lab

3. ANSWERS
E.Q. Answer for Monday October 29, 2018: The two questions that must be answered are: How do governments distribute power between the Central government & Local governments? And, How do citizens participate in decision-making? Warm-up: Literacy is the ability to read and write. Literacy rate is the percentage of a population that can read and write.

4. Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, and federal.

5. All the power to decide anything rests in a central government.
Unitary Governments
All the power to decide anything rests in a central government.
A unitary government is what Britain was during the American Revolution; We were a nation united under control of one rule. There were no separate states creating their own laws or taxes, just the rule of the government over the entire population.
Buckingham Palace, Great Britain
A great majority of all the world’s nation-states are unitary government systems.

6. Confederation Governments
A union by compact or treaty between states that creates a central government with limited powers.
The states retain supreme authority over all matters except those few things delegated to the central government.
The original 13 U.S. Colonies formed a Confederation.

7. Federal Governments
a form of government in which sovereign power is divided (shared) between a central government and a number of states (local governments) so that each state retains some management of its internal affairs.
If a service or responsibility is not listed in the constitution for the central government to do, then it is up to the states to provide it.
Example: police, fire, hospitals, education, roads, voting, etc. are the responsibility of the states to fund and operate.

8. Review Unitary Confederation Federal Power rests in the
central government
Agreement among
States/regions creates a
Limited central government
Power is divided
Between the central
Government and the
States/regions
Central government has
No control over the
States/regions.
Central government has
Some control over the
States/regions.

9. FIRST FIVE
Agenda Message: Unit 2 Make-up available for any students with a failing grade is next Friday Nov. 9th.
Standard: Compare & contrast various forms of government for their ability to distribute power & allow citizens to participate in decision making.
E.Q. for Tuesday, October 30, 2018: What are the three government models that relate to citizen participation in decision-making?
Warm-Up: List and briefly describe the three models for how governments distribute power between central & local governments?
Today We Will:
Complete overview of government systems/models
Introduction to governments of Israel, Iran, & Saudi Arabia

10. Government Structure E.Q. Answer for Tuesday, October 30h:
Citizen Participation in Decision Making
Autocratic; One person rules (Monarch or Dictator). There is no citizen participation.
Oligarchic; Rule by a small group of rich & powerful citizens. Citizen participation in decision making is limited to this small group.
Democratic; The People Vote. This form of government has the highest level of citizen participation.
Warm-Up:
Distribution of Power between the Central government & Local governments
Unitary (All the power is held by the central government)
Confederation (local governments hold all the power)
Federal (Decision making power is shared between central and local governments)

11. Explain how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic.

12. Autocratic Governments
In an autocratic government, one person or group holds all the power, without the participation, or sometimes even the consent, of the people.
I have compete control over everyone and everything!
You will do exactly what I say!
The word “autocracy,” the opposite of democracy, comes from the Greek words: “autos” meaning “self” and “kratos” meaning “power.”
Absolute Monarchy
Military Dictatorship

13. Oligarchic Governments
a government in which control is exercised by a small group of individuals whose authority generally is based on wealth or power.
The word oligarchy is from the Greek for "few" and "rule".

14. Democratic Governments
A form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people through their ability to vote for their leaders.
When citizens directly participate in government by voting, it’s called democracy.
The word “democracy” comes from two Greek words: “demos” meaning “people” and “kratos” meaning “power” or “authority.”
The United States has had the same type of government for more than 200 years. It’s called a “representative democracy.” Among the nations of the world, it is unusual for a system of government to last so long.

15. usually based on wealth
Review
Autocracy
Oligarchy
Democracy
One person has all
the power
A small group of people
have all the authority,
usually based on wealth
or power.
The people elect
representatives who
have authority to make
decisions for them.
The people have
no right to say what
the government does
Only a few people
have a right to say
what the government
does
All people have a right
to say what the
government does

16. Describe the two predominate forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential.

17. First Five
Agenda Message: Monthly Social Studies Progress Reports go home Friday.
Get your parents to sign for a Homework grade of “100”.
Standard: Compare & contrast various forms of government for their ability to distribute power & allow citizens to participate in decision making.
E.Q. for Wednesday October 31, 2018: What are the differences between a Presidential Democracy & a Parliamentary Democracy?
Warm-Up: Power is always distributed between what two bodies of government?
Today We Will:
Complete overview of government systems/models
Introduction to governments of Israel, Iran, & Saudi Arabia

18. ANSWERS E.Q. Answer for October 31st:
In a Presidential Democracy the President if the Head of Government and is elected by a direct vote of the people.
In a Parliamentary Democracy the Head of Government is usually the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is elected in a two-step process. Step one, they must be elected to Parliament. Step-two, the Parliament then votes to elect a member of Parliament the Prime Minister.
Warm-up Answer:
Power is distributed between the Central government & Local governments

19. FIRST FIVE
Agenda Message: Social Studies Monthly Progress Reports go home tomorrow, Friday.
Standard: Compare and contrast various forms of government. Describe the ways government systems .
E.Q. Thursday, November 1, 2018: Which country in SWA has a government most like the United States?
Warm Up:
Give two examples of an Autocratic government.
Today We Will:
Compare & contrast Presidential & Parliamentary democratic systems
2. Start governments of Israel, Saudi Arabia & Iran

20. ANSWERS
E.Q. Answer for November 1, 2018: Israel because it has a Parliamentary Democracy while the United States has a Presidential Democracy. Warm-up Answer: Monarchy, or a Dictatorship

21. FIRST FIVE
Agenda Message: Social Studies Monthly Progress Reports go home TODAY! Get them signed by your parents and returned next week for a homework grade of “100”.
Standard: Compare and contrast various forms of government. Describe the ways government systems .
E.Q. Friday, November 2, 2018: Which type of government believes that God is the ultimate head of their country?
Warm Up:
What type of government does Saudi Arabia have?
Today We Will:
Compare & contrast Presidential & Parliamentary democratic systems
2. Start governments of Israel, Saudi Arabia & Iran

22. ANSWERS
E.Q. Answer for November 2, 2018: A THEOCRACY is the form of government where the people believe that God is ultimately the head of their government. As a result, religious leaders are very involved in government. Iran is a theocracy. Warm-up Answer: Saudi Arabia is a hereditary monarchy. It has a king that is always selected from one family.

23. Parliamentary Governments
A political system in which the Parliament selects the prime minister according to party strength as expressed in elections to Parliament.
The majority party controls the government
Queen: Head of State
Cabinet Members
Prime Minister: Head of Government
Parliament

24. Presidential Governments
A system of government where the executive branch exists separately from a legislature (and to which it is generally not accountable).
I’m elected by the people
We’re elected by the people
We are appointed by the president with the approval of congress.
The three branches of the U.S. government check and balance each other.