1. Warm-Up: Discuss with your group
What is the purpose of government?

2. SWBAT compare the characteristics of limited and unlimited governments; identify examples of limited and unlimited governments
Objective

3. What type of government does the United States have?
Limited vs. Unlimited
What type of government does the United States have?
Limited government
A government is limited when there are limits, or restrictions, on what the government is able to do, especially regarding the rights of citizens
Unlimited government
A government is unlimited when there are no limits, or restrictions, on what the government is able to do, or, if there are any, they are ignored by those in control.

4. Characteristics of Limited Gov.
Characteristics of Unlimited Gov.
Definition - A government is limited when there are limits, or restrictions, on what the government is able to do, especially regarding the rights of citizens
Advantages Disadvantages
Definition - A government is unlimited when there are no limits, or restrictions, on what the government is able to do, or, if there are any, they are ignored by those in control.
Advantages Disadvantages

5. Characteristics of Limited Gov.
Characteristics of Unlimited Gov.
Definition - A government is limited when there are limits, or restrictions, on what the government is able to do, especially regarding the rights of citizens
Advantages Disadvantages
Definition - A government is unlimited when there are no limits, or restrictions, on what the government is able to do, or, if there are any, they are ignored by those in control.
Advantages Disadvantages

6. Characteristics of Limited Gov. Characteristics of Unlimited Gov.
Definition - A government is limited when there are limits, or restrictions, on what the government is able to do, especially regarding the rights of citizens
Advantages Disadvantages
Citizens have a say Changes/getting things People are more fairly treated done take a long time
Happier citizens Hard to make everyone
People have rights that happy
are protected Some power imbalance
Gov’t. can’t get away with things
Definition - A government is unlimited when there are no limits, or restrictions, on what the government is able to do, or, if there are any, they are ignored by those in control.
Advantages Disadvantages
People don’t have to make Rights not protected
hard decisions Citizens don’t know what’s
Faster change/ decision going on
making Higher likelihood of state
state violence
Decisions are made to
please a few people

7. Characteristics of Limited Gov. Characteristics of Unlimited Gov.
Definition - A government is limited when there are limits, or restrictions, on what the government is able to do, especially regarding the rights of citizens
Advantages Disadvantages
People have power/more rights Take a long time to make
More fair laws
Happier citizens Change can be slow &
Easier to get rid of it’s sometimes difficult
bad leaders to make big changes
that may be necessary
Hard to make everyone
happy
Definition - A government is unlimited when there are no limits, or restrictions, on what the government is able to do, or, if there are any, they are ignored by those in control.
Advantages Disadvantages
Faster decision-making Easy to corrupt
Faster change Citizens have no voice/less
Safety from fellow citizens liberty
Harder to get bad leaders
out of power
Decisions are made to
please a few people

8. Group Reading
Read through the reading on different types of governments. Decide with your group which ones are examples of limited government and which are examples of unlimited government.