Types of Government Activity

TYPES OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY

***In order for you to fully comprehend the different forms or types of governments, you must be able to analyze each one & determine the pros & cons. You will be responsible for defining all the different types of government. You will then choose 2 forms of government to present to the class with a picture that you have created or designed. The ultimate goal is to have the entire class understand all the different types of government. Below are the 10 types of governments that we will be focusing on. You will be using laptops independently for this activity. Once you have defined all the systems, you will complete the template found below on each government type.*** Use the websites below to begin your activity.

NAME OF GOVERNMENT: ______DEFINITION: ______WHO IS IN POWER?______HOW DID THEY GAIN POWER? ______HOW DO THEY MAINTAIN POWER? ______COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WITH THIS GOVERNMENT: ______GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS:

1) ARISTOCRACY

2) DEMOCRACY a) Direct Democracy b) Representative

3) DICTATORSHIP a) Fascism b) Totalitarianism

4) MONARCHY a) Absolute b) Constitutional

5) OLIGARCHY

6) THEOCRACY

7) REPUBLIC

8) ANARCHY TYPES OF GOVERNMENT WEBSITES: Use the websites below to complete your Types of Government assignment. To activate link: hit ctrl button and click on link at the same time. http://stutzfamily.com/mrstutz/WorldAffairs/typesofgovt.html

http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/govtforms.htm

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world- factbook/fields/2128.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/thesaurus- category/british/Systems-of-government-and-types-of-government

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/world/united_nation s/types_of_government/newsid_2151000/2151570.stm

http://home.earthlink.net/~kingsidebishop/id2.html