Circle Map
 Write your name in the small circle in the
middle, then write everything you can think of
to describe yourself in the outer circle:
Ms. Stack
Circle Map
 Draw a large square (frame) around your circle and inside the
square but outside the circle list (reference) all of the factors that
influenced the things you wrote about yourself.
Ms. Stack
FORMS OF GOVERNMENT
Warm-up
 Draw a circle map and write ‘Forms of
Government’ as your subject in the inner
circle.
 In the outer circle list as many forms of
government or rule as you can think of.
 Draw your Frame of Reference and cite how
you know that information.
Vocabulary
 Legislature
 Parliament
 majority party
 Sovereign
Assignment
 1st: Read the form of government you are
assigned quietly and write ½ page describing
the type of government – what does it look
like, who holds the power, which countries
have this type of government => Individually!
 Then collaborate with your group/partner to
make sure you truly understand what you
read.
 Prepare a short explanation to share with the
class
Forms of Government – Notes
(Tree Map)
Forms
of
Government
Unitary Federal
Confederate Presidential Parliamentary Democratic Dictatorship
Direct
Indirect/
Representative
Absolute
Socialism Communism
Monarchy
GEOGRAPHIC
Unitary
Federal
Confederate
Unitary Government
 Centralized Government
 There are local sources of government (i.e.
school districts) but mainly for its own
convenience
 Most governments in the world are unitary in
form
 This is not a dictatorship:


there are local representatives
The powers of government are limited
Federal Government
 The powers of government are divided between a
central government and several local governments
– Ex: US…


National Government has certain powers (abortion)
50 States have others (gay marriage)
Confederate
 An alliance of independent states
 Only has the power to handle matters the
member states have assigned to it
 Historically, they only have limited power
 There is only one confederation in the world –
The Commonwealth of Independent States
Relationship Between
Legislative & Executive
Branches
Presidential
Parliamentary
Democracy
Presidential
 Features a separation of powers between the
executive and legislative branches
 The two branches are coequal
 Examples: US
Parliamentary
 Executive is made up of the prime minister
who is a member of the legislative branch,
the parliament
 The prime minister is the leader of the
majority party and is chosen by that body
 The prime minister’s cabinet is chosen from
the legislature
 The prime minister is thus chosen by the
legislature, part of it, and subject to its control
DEMOCRACY
 Form of government where the ultimate
power of rule lies within the hands of
the citizens
 The people hold the sovereign power
 Example: the citizens elect their leaders, vote
on laws, etc.
Types of democracies
Direct
 Citizens vote directly on
all decisions that
concern them like law,
taxes, etc.
Indirect/Representative
Democracy
 Citizens elect officials to
make on laws, taxes,
etc.
 Also called a Republic
AUTOCRACY
A government run by or controlled by one person or a small
group that has unlimited power
Dictatorship
Absolute Monarchy
DICTATORSHIP
 Where one person, the dictator, or a small
group of people take the government by force
and maintain power through the threat of
force
ABSOLUTE MONARCHY
 Where the ruler is a monarch, a king or
queen, who rules by “divine right”, or through
the will of God—God has chosen them to be
leader
SOCIALISM
An economic & political system in which
large industries (housing, healthcare,
education) are owned by the government
and citizens pay high taxes to pay for
such industries, but don’t pay out of
pocket to attain the services.
COMMUNISM
A political system in which the government
controls the production of all industries (i.e.
food, housing, healthcare, goods) and there
is no means to own private property.
Debrief – Write 1-pg.
 Rank the different forms of government from
best to worst (1 – 10) and explain why you
formed your choices the way you did.
 Choose which government would you most
want to live under, and which one you would
least like to live under.