1. Types of Government
Webquest

2. A quote from Winston Churchill:
Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.
Task:
After researching the types of government, engage in a debate that assesses the validity of Churchill's quote and evaluates advantages and disadvantages of each type of government.
In a chart you will describe 10 types of government and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages in order to answer the question.

3. Types of Government Authoritarian: Democratic: Autocracy Dictatorship
Oligarchy
Absolute monarchy
Totalitarian
Democratic:
Direct democracy
Representative democracy
Presidential democracy
Parliamentary democracy
Constitutional monarchy

4. Websites http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/government

5. Assignment
"Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time." Winston Churchill
Argumentative/Evaluation L1:
After researching the types of government, engage in a debate that assesses the validity of Churchill's quote and evaluates advantages and disadvantages of each type of government.