Dictatorship Absolute Monarchy Direct Democracy

A government sets up and enforces laws.

A constitution is a set of laws.

A nation or state is a region that shares a religion.

Voting in an election is a way that your voice can be heard in government.

The United States is an example of Representative Democracy.

Read the passage and decide with type of government is being discussed: Dictatorship Oligarchy Representative Democracy

Absolute Monarchy Tribal Rule

Direct Democracy Constitutional Monarchy

Mark lives in a country where his mother and father vote for the President and other government officials to represent them. Some day, when Mark is old enough, he is looking forward to voting too.

Read the passage and decide with type of government is being discussed: Dictatorship Oligarchy Representative Democracy

Absolute Monarchy Tribal Rule

Direct Democracy Constitutional Monarchy

Jessie and Samuel work in the palace. They usually help when the Queen is having an event. In their country, there is a family who has ruled for many generations. Today, there is also a parliament so the family does not have total power.

Read the passage and decide with type of government is being discussed: Dictatorship Oligarchy Representative Democracy

Absolute Monarchy Tribal Rule

Direct Democracy Constitutional Monarchy

Mistin lives in a country where one day a man decided he wanted to rule the country by himself. He makes all of the rules for the country and his army carries them out.

Read the passage and decide with type of government is being discussed: Dictatorship Oligarchy Representative Democracy

Absolute Monarchy Tribal Rule

Direct Democracy Constitutional Monarchy

Kim lives in a country where the chief of the tribe makes decisions based on her culture’s customs and beliefs.

Read the passage and decide with type of government is being discussed: Dictatorship Oligarchy Representative Democracy

Absolute Monarchy Tribal Rule

Direct Democracy Constitutional Monarchy

Tou lives in a country where the communist party is in control. Only a small group of people make decisions for his country.

Read the passage and decide with type of government is being discussed: Dictatorship Oligarchy Representative Democracy

Absolute Monarchy Tribal Rule

Direct Democracy Constitutional Monarchy

Mary lives in a small country where she votes on every decision made. Mary used to make a trip to a voting booth very often to vote on government decisions.

Read the passage and decide with type of government is being discussed: Dictatorship Oligarchy Representative Democracy

Absolute Monarchy Tribal Rule

Direct Democracy Constitutional Monarchy

Charles lives in a country where he will one day rule. His father is the king. His grandfather and great-grandfather were the kings prior to his father’s reign.

Government Graphic Organizers Match the term & symbol for each type of government with the graphic organizer on the following slides. • Leader (color Yellow) • People (color blue)

• Representative (color orange) • King, Queen or Czar, Czarina (color purple)

Dictatorship Constitutional Monarchy

Absolute Monarchy Representative Democracy

What type of government system is this showing:

Direct Democracy

Dictatorship Constitutional Monarchy

Absolute Monarchy Representative Democracy

What type of government system is this showing:

Direct Democracy

Dictatorship Constitutional Monarchy

Absolute Monarchy Representative Democracy

What type of government system is this showing:

Direct Democracy

Dictatorship Constitutional Monarchy

Absolute Monarchy Representative Democracy

What type of government system is this showing:

Direct Democracy

Dictatorship Constitutional Monarchy

Absolute Monarchy Representative Democracy

What type of government system is this showing:

Direct Democracy