Principles of Government MR. S. WNOROWSKI ROOM 252

DISCUSSION PREAMBLE Video  Students name three basic kinds of power that a government exercises, discuss the difference between a government and a state, and list the main purposes of the American system of government.

FORMS of GOVERNMENT UNIT.1 CH.1 SECTION.2

OBJECTIVES  Upon completion of this section, students will be able to:  Identify the characteristics of classic forms of government  Define the systems of government based on who can participate  What are the advantages and disadvantages of the different forms of government

REVIEW  READ Chapter 1 Section 2 in your Textbook to review what was learned.  Complete Reading Notes & Summary  Read the Short Summary & Complete Graphic Organizer  Prepare for Quiz

Section 2 Assessment 1. In a democracy, (a) independent states form an alliance. (b) supreme political authority rests with the people. (c) those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people. (d) the rule by a few, select individuals regulates the will of the people. 2. The United States government has the following characteristics: (a) confederate, parliamentary, and dictatorship. (b) unitary, presidential, and democracy. (c) federal, presidential, and democracy. (d) unitary, parliamentary, and dictatorship.

Section 2 Assessment 3. Which of the following is a principal characteristic of a presidential form of government? (a) The legislature selects the members of the executive branch. (b) The executive and legislative branches each can check the actions of the other branch. (c) The executive remains in office only as long as it has the confidence of the legislature. (d) The branches of government do not experience prolonged conflict with each other.

Section 1 Assessment 1. In a democracy, (a) independent states form an alliance. (b) supreme political authority rests with the people. (c) those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people. (d) the rule by a few, select individuals regulates the will of the people. 2. The United States government has the following characteristics: (a) confederate, parliamentary, and dictatorship. (b) unitary, presidential, and democracy. (c) federal, presidential, and democracy. (d) unitary, parliamentary, and dictatorship.

Section 2 Assessment 3. Which of the following is a principal characteristic of a presidential form of government? (a) The legislature selects the members of the executive branch. (b) The executive and legislative branches each can check the actions of the other branch. (c) The executive remains in office only as long as it has the confidence of the legislature. (d) The branches of government do not experience prolonged conflict with each other.

PREVIEW  Each government in the world is unique, yet all of them can be classified into various types. Perhaps the most meaningful classification is based on the number of persons who are allowed to participate in the governing process. In this classification, there are two basic types of government in the world today: dictatorships and democracies. DEMOCRACYDICTATORSHIP What are their Characteristics

PREVIEW  Under which form of government do you think most people would prefer to live?  Under which form of government do you think most people actually live? DEMOCRACYDICTATORSHIP

GUIDED PRACTICE Governments Around the World  Divide in to groups of 3  Choose a world region to research  Find out about the geographic distribution of the types of government  Select 6 Countries from your region  Research the form of government that country has and find out how stable/popular that government is  Look at the relationships between the different branches of government  After were done, we’ll map it with a key indicating the form of government

EXIT SLIP  Evaluate how the Federal Government serves the purposes set forth in the Preamble to the Constitution.