1. Call to Order Is it better for our classroom to have -or- a.A strong teacher who doesn’t give you any choice during class, -or- b.Students who can decide for themselves what to do and how to do it, and don’t get any help from the teacher? WHY?

2. Objective SWBAT compare and contrast unitary, federal, and confederate forms of government BY becoming states in a simulation, creating a graphic organizer, and analyzing scenarios.

3. Unitary Form of Government National Government  All of the power is in the National Government.  State and Local governments have very little power.

4. Federal Form of Gov’t SHARED Power is SHARED between the National and State Gov’ts Us sharing this soda is like Maryland being able to have a sales tax while the U.S. gov’t makes an income tax! Yeah, they’re great together.

5. CONFEDERATE Form of Gov’t State Gov’t  All of the power is in the State Gov’t. Each state takes care of itself.  The National Gov’t doesn’t do much.

6. Your group will now be given a Scene. This scene describes a particular FORM OF GOVERNMENT. Read the SCENE with your group and work together to determine which form of government it is. When your group is called, one member will stand up, read the scene, and report your findings. COOPERATION!

7. SCENE 1: In the United States, both the national government AND the state governments have certain powers. For example, the states are responsible for passing traffic laws, but the national government (in Washington D.C.) creates all laws about making agreements with other countries. FEDERAL GOV’T

8. SCENE 2: Lummelvania has five states. The states have little to no say in the laws that are made to rule the country. The states are permitted to do only what the national government says. UNITARY GOV’T

9. SCENE 3: Bakersville is a loose collection of states. Each state has its own power to make laws and policies for its people. The national government can only do those activities that the state government permits and when the national government needs money, it can only request money from the states. C o n f e d e r a t e G o v ’ t

10. SCENE 4: Zeinsland has a national government and state governments. The national government has the power to provide national defense and to tax. Each state has a constitution and can collect taxes in its territory. F E D E R A L G O V ’ T

11. SCENE 5: Before the Constitution was written in 1787, our country did not have a strong, central government. In fact, the central government could not enforce any of its laws without the support of the states. Each of the states held a great deal of power, and the national government could only take action if 9 of the 13 states agreed to it. C o n f e d e r a t e G o v ’ t

12. SCENE 6: When the colonists moved over to North America from England, they were still living under the rule of the king. The individual colonies did not have much power, unless the king said that they did. UNITARY GOV’T