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European Government
1. Government Systems- Unitary, Confederation, Federal
For each of the 3 terms, create a page with 4 boxes. In each box, complete 1 of the following:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Name and define the term
What question(s) do you have about this system?
Include a visual to help you remember the term
Name a European country that uses this government system (at least in part), and describe
their system relating it to the term
2. Types of Governments- Autocratic, Oligarchic, Democratic
For each of the 3 terms, create a page with 4 boxes. In each box, complete 1 of the following:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Name and define the term
Explain the way in which citizens participate in government
Include a visual to help you remember the term
Name a European country that uses this type of government (at least in part), and describe
their government relating it to the term
3. Types of Democratic Governments- Parliamentary, Presidential
For each of the 2 terms, create a page with 4 boxes. In each box, complete 1 of the following:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Name and define the term, including the major differences in these 2 forms
Explain the way in which the leader is chosen
Include a visual to help you remember the term
Name a European country that uses this type of government (at least in part), and describe
their government relating it to the term, including their type of leader (monarch, president,
prime minister, etc.)
4. What is the European Union?
In paragraph form, describe the following:
a. The purpose of the European Union
b. The relationship between member nations
c. What led to its creation
d. The impact removing tariffs and lifting border controls has on a country’s economy
Example:
Unitarya system in which most
or all of the governing
power resides in a
centralized government
One more powerful central government
controlling the smaller, lower governments.
How do the central and local
governments decide who
gets to do what?
In the United Kingdom, supreme
political power is held by the
Parliament, the legislature of the
nation that is located in Great
Britain. The other parts of the
nation, Northern Ireland, Wales,
and Scotland, each have their
own local governments. However,
they cannot make laws that affect
the other parts of the nation or
refuse to enforce laws made by
the Parliament.