Types of Government

1. In Mexico, the national and state
governments share certain responsibilities.
 Which of these terms describes this
system of government?
 dictatorship
 federal
 confederate
 unitary

3.  SWBAT identify the authoritarian and
democratic types of government in
order to analyze the characteristics of
each.

4.  Opening (Review Objective, Agenda,
and Assessment and Agenda)
 Motivation (Animoto Video)
 Intro to New Material (Gallery Walk
Activity)
 Guided Practice (Scenarios Chalk Talk)
 Independent Practice (Exit Ticket)
 Closing (Revisit Objective and
Assessment)

5. In Mexico, the national and state
governments share certain responsibilities.
 Which of these terms describes this
system of government?
 dictatorship
 federal
 confederate
 unitary

6.  Watch this Animoto video in order to learn
about the different types of government.

7.  Complete the gallery walk to learn
about the different types of government
by recording your notes on your handout
“Types of Government”.

8.  For each of the characteristics,
determine what type of government is
being described.

9. WORD BOX
Dictatorship
Oligarchy
Representative Democracy
Monarchy
Direct Democracy
 In this type of government power is located
with one person or a small group that
believe they have that power through
divine right and pass it through their family.
 In this type of government the people elect
representatives to make decisions for them
in the government.
 In this type of government one person holds
all of the power in the government.