Please: 1. Grab your folder. 2. Answer the Bell-Ringer. 3. After answering the bell-ringer, please remain silent. Thank you for your cooperation.
Eight different types of government we will be discussing: 1. Democracy 2. Monarchy 3. Dictatorship 4. Republic 5. Transitional 6. Communism 7. Oligarchy 8. Anarchy
Democracy 1. A democracy is when the PEOPLE decide who the ruler will be. Example: South Africa
Monarchy A country ruled by a King/Queen. Example: England
Dictatorship A militant leader rules the country. Example: Cuba
Republic Not ran by a monarch or dictator. The people of that country can affect the government by popular vote. Example: Ancient Greece
Transitional A government is moving from one government to the next. Example: Iraq right now (they were a dictatorship, and are currently moving to a Democratic-Republic).
Communism A system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self- perpetuating political party. Example: China
Oligarchy A rule of which a select few people rule a country. Example: Russia, prior to becoming a communist state.
Anarchy Total chaos. While it sounds “cool” people would really live in fear. Example: French Revolution, Salem Witch Trials
Eight different types of government we have discussed: 1. Democracy 2. Monarchy 3. Dictatorship 4. Republic 5. Transitional 6. Communism 7. Oligarchy 8. Anarchy
Activity in Class Please grab out a separate sheet of paper. You are going to create a country (give it your own name). Identify for me which government from the eight we discussed, which government you would like your country to be. Justify your reason why you chose that particular government and be ready to defend your reasoning (this should be a minimum of three paragraphs: introduction, reasoning, conclusion.
Example Country Name: Scrooge Capital: Basketballville Type of Government: (That is for my eyes only.) I have chosen X government. I chose X government because: A, B, and C. The reason why I chose X government is
Tomorrow: We will go to the CPU lab and work on the Culture project. KEEP your country paper! We will be adding more to this as the week progresses!
Exit Slip Write down on a post-it ONE thing you learned and ONE thing you still have a question about. Have a wonderful afternoon.