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: Friday’s Quiz results are posted on Grade Book.
We start this week looking at Government Structure.
Standard: Compare and contrast various forms of government. Describe the ways government systems distribute power.
E.Q. for Monday, October 23, 2017: Whenever discussing how governments are structured what two questions must be answered?
Warm Up: What is literacy? What is Literacy rate?
Today We Will:
Make up for Friday’s Quiz
Start Government Worksheets

3. ANSWERS E.Q. Answer for Monday October 23rd:
How does the government distribute power between the Central government & Local governments? and
How do the citizens participate in government decision making?
Warm-Up Answer:
The ability to read and write. Literacy rate is the measure of the percentage of people who 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:
Homework assignment, write two paragraphs covering the rights that we as American citizens enjoy and why it is important to our way of life. Due tomorrow.
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 24, 2017: What are the three government models that impact citizen participation?
Warm-Up: List and briefly describe the three models for how governments distribute power between central & local governments?
Today We Will:
Overview of government systems/models
Introduction to governments of Israel, Iran, & Saudi Arabia

10. ANSWERS E.Q. Answer for Tuesday, October24th:
Autocratic; One person rule (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:
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. FIRST FIVE
Agenda Message: Make-up Quiz on SWA Religions/Ethnic Groups & History is Friday. Monthly Social Studies Progress Reports go home next Tuesday, Oct. 31st.
Standard: Compare and contrast various forms of government. Describe the ways government systems .
E.Q. Wednesday, October 25, 2017: How do elections for President and Prime Minister differ?
Warm Up: Name the two forms of democracy.
Today We Will:
Compare & contrast Presidential & Parliamentary democratic systems
2. Start governments of Israel, Saudi Arabia & Iran

17. ANSWERS E.Q. for Wednesday, October 25, 2017:
Presidents are elected by a direct vote of the people
Prime Ministers are elected in a two step process:
1st They must be elected to Parliament
2nd Parliament then selects the Prime Minister
Warm-Up Answer:
Parliamentary Democracy &
Presidential Democracy

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

19. 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

20. 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.

21. FIRST FIVE
Agenda Message: Make-up Quiz on SWA Religions/Ethnic Groups & History is TOMORROW and is available for any student who received a failing grade on the first quiz.
Standard: Compare and contrast various forms of government. Describe the ways government systems .
E.Q. Thursday, October 26, 2017: What is the title of the head of government in a Parliamentary democracy?
Warm Up: What two terms can be used to describe our form of government?
Today We Will:
Compare & contrast Presidential & Parliamentary democratic systems
2. Start governments of Israel, Saudi Arabia & Iran

22. ANSWERS
E.Q. Answer for Thursday October 26, 2017: The Prime Minister is the head of government or Chief of State in a parliamentary government. Warm-Up: The United States would be described as a Federal Democracy

23. FIRST FIVE
Agenda Message: Make-up Quiz on SWA Religions/Ethnic Groups & History is TODAY. Social Studies Monthly Progress Reports go home Tuesday October 31st.
Standard: Compare and contrast various forms of government. Describe the ways government systems .
E.Q. Friday, October 27, 2017: Which country in SWA has a government most like the United States?
Warm Up: What two questions must be asked when discussing government structure?
Today We Will:
Compare & contrast Presidential & Parliamentary democratic systems
2. Start governments of Israel, Saudi Arabia & Iran

24. ANSWERS E.Q. Answer for Friday October 27, 2017:
Israel’s parliamentary democracy is most like that of the United States.
Warm-Up:
How is power distributed between the central government and local governments?
How do citizens participate in decision-making?

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