Unit 3, Lesson 3
Government
Smart Start
• What is better: more
freedom and less
protection? Or more
protection and less
freedom? Why?
Today’s Objective
• SWBAT explain the development of
government and its purpose.
• SWBAT compare and contrast limited and
unlimited governments.
Keep in mind…
• Today, you must be constantly
considering the facts of life and
the beliefs of other cultures in
order to figure out what it is
that you believe about
governance and change. You
need to REFLECT on your
thoughts to make sure you
figure out what you are going to
believe as an adult.
Government
• The people in a
country that have
the power to make
laws and to make
sure that people
follow the laws
Government
• Governments have many jobs or purposes.
• There are many types of governments – some
good and some bad
• Governments are supposed to help make the
country organized and safe for people
Important Questions
• What is government?
Hmm…Big Thought
• Determine the value of
government. Explain!
3-2-1
• Read and annotate the article with your table
group. Find:
• 3 purposes for government
• 2 interesting facts
• 1 question you have after the reading
3 Purposes of government
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
Governments make laws
Governments enforce laws
Governments provide a military to protect
the country
Important questions
•What are the roles of
government?
•How are governments
different from each other?
Hmm…Big Thought
• Predict the outcome if a
government was not fulfilling
its roles.
Independent Practice
• Write a summary where you:
• define government
• describe the purposes of government
• answer the question: what would happen if
countries didn’t have governments?
Important Question
• How do governments help
to keep their people safe
and control the countries?
Hmm…Big Thoughts
• Predict what countries
would be like without
government.
Limited Government
• Limited
government is a
type of
government
where the
power of the
leaders is
limited
Limited Government
• Limited government is a system:
• where the people in the country have a say in their government
• where the rules or laws protect everyone
• where everyone has to follow those rules, even the leaders!
• Where the leaders have limited powers. There is a limit to what
they can do. Leaders don’t have the power to do anything they
want
Unlimited Government
• Unlimited
government is a type
of government in
which the leaders
have almost absolute
power and can do
whatever they want.
Unlimited Government
• Unlimited government is a system:
• where the people in the country do not have a say in their
government
• where the rules or laws do not protect everyone
• where everyone has to follow those rules, except the leaders!
• Where the leaders have unlimited powers. There is no limit to
what they can do. Leaders have the power to do anything they
want
Important Question
• How is unlimited
government different than
limited government?
Hmm…Big Thought
• What can you infer about the
form of government we live
under here in the United
States?
Group Work
• Fill out the Venn Diagram,
comparing and
contrasting what we have
learned about limited and
unlimited government.
• Then, read the
government bios, and
place them in your Venn
Diagrams!
Important Question
• Which do you think is a better
form of government? Why?
Independent Work
• Compare and contrast limited government (6
sentences). Then, using what you know about
social studies and your own personal beliefs,
discuss the following question: how should
people decide who gets to make decisions for
a country?
Important Question
• So, what is a government?
• What is the difference
between limited and unlimited
government?
Hmm…Big Thought
• Knowing what you know about
government and people, how
should people decide who gets
to make decisions for a
country?