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Forms of Governments

Subject Area: Social Studies | Grade Level: 7
Lesson Length: 30 minutes
Keywords/Tags: Forms of Governments
Lesson Description: In this lesson, students will learn about the different forms of governments and how citizens participate in government. This will include different forms of Autocratic and Democratic governments.

Other SS7CG1 Compare and contrast different forms of citizen participation in government.rna. Explain the role of citizen participation in autocratic and democratic governments.

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Video : Types of Governments for Students

Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.

Description: Different forms of governments and how citizens participate.

Quiz : Forms of Governments Quiz

Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.

Question #1

Govement is the person or people in charge who make rules and laws to protect the citizens.

A) True

B) False

Question #2

What is a Democracy?

A) A type of government in which the leader is born into the position.

B) A government in which the leader has absolute power.

C) A government in which the citizens elect their leader.

Question #3

In a Direct Democracy, citizens vote on every issue or law. This form of govement is best for which of the following?

A) A large nation or country.

B) A small population or group.

C) Every nation in the world.

Question #4

In an indirect democracy, citizens elect leaders to vote on laws on their behalf. The United States has an indirect democracy. Ture or False?

A) True

B) False

Question #5

An indirect democracy is also called a representative democracy. True or False?

A) True

B) False

Question #6

What is an autocracy?

A) A government in which the citizens elect the leader.

B) A government that has many leaders at once.

C) A government in which the leader has not been chosen by the citizens.

Question #7

A monarchy is a type of autocracy. In a monarchy, the leader is bo into the role. The leader can be a or a .

A) King or Queen

B) President or Vice-President

C) Dictator or Czar

Question #8

In an abosolute monarchy, the leader must still follow the rules and is limited in his/her power. True or False?

A) True

B) False

Question #9

In a dictatorship, how long can the dictator stay in power?

A) Only for two terms. Each term is 4 years.

B) For life or until he/she is killed.

C) Until the next king or queen is born.

Question #10

Autocratic and Democratic govements are basically the same. Someone is elected to be the leader until they die. True or False?

A) True

B) False

Description: This quiz will include questions that can be answered directly from watching the video on forms of governments.

Resources : Types of Government Systems

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Types of Government Systems

Forms of Government Station Activity

Types of Government

Description: Reading passage on types of governments and student writing activities.

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Video : Types of Governments for Students

Quiz : Forms of Governments Quiz

Resources : Types of Government Systems