1. SS7CG4.a – Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, and federal. SS7CG4.b – Explain how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic.

2. Middle East Government Vocabulary
Day 1

3. Bell-Ringer Please write down and answer the following questions:
What is a government?
How can a government help a country?

4. Federal Represents a way government distributes power.
Political system in which power is shared equally among different levels of government.

5. Unitary Represents a way government distributes power.
This is a government system in which the central government has all of the power.

6. Confederation Represents a way government distributes power.
Local governments hold all of the power and the central government depends on the local governments for existence.

7. Autocratic Represents citizen participation in government.
A government where the ruler has absolute power to do whatever he or she wishes and makes/enforces whatever laws chosen.
Government by one

8. Oligarchic Represents citizen participation in government.
A government system where a political party or other small group rule the government and control.
“Government by a few”

9. Democratic Represents citizen participation in government.
A government system where people play a much greater role in deciding who rules and what decisions are made.
Government by all.

10. Struggle Time Question
How are the vocabulary words reflective of different types of governments?

11. Work Session
Choice Board
Color Instructions Given On Choice Board

12. Closing Compare/contrast the similarities and differences between:
Unitary and Autocratic
Oligarchic and Confederation
Federal and Democratic