U2 LG1
COMPARE HOW DEMOCRATIC,
DICTATORSHIP, MONARCHY, REPUBLIC,
THEOCRACY AND TOTALITARIAN
GOVERNMENTS OPERATE AND COMPARE
VOTING PATTERNS IN VARIOUS TYPES OF
GOVERNMENTS
SUCCESS CRITERIA
Compare how people gain power, how long
they lead, and how the power is divided in
each system of government.
 Analyze voting patterns and infer what those
patterns may mean
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WARM UP
In your ISN answer the following
 In your opinion, what is the purpose of
government?
 What are different types of governments you
know about?
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TYPES OF GOVERNMENT
Most governments fall into two types of
governments – centralized and decentralized
 Centralized governments are where all the
power in controlled by either one person or a
small group of people
 Decentralized governments break up the
power to help prevent one person from
becoming too powerful
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GROUP ACTIVITY
Get into groups of 3-4
 Each group will get a definition
 Copy the definition in your ISN
 The definitions will be rotated, make sure you
get definitions for all six.
 Copy the comparative government chart in
your ISN
 As a group fill out the chart using the internet
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VOTING PATTERNS
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Go to the following link
http://www.americanpast.org/voting/statelevel.html
Answer the following questions in your ISN
What are the voting patterns of the U.S. since 1988?
What are specific regions that tend to vote the same?
Why do you think they vote in a similar fashion?
What potential problems could you foresee due to
these differences?