Forms of Governments
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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.
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.
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.
Question #2

What is a Democracy?

Question #3

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

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?
Question #5
An indirect democracy is also called a representative democracy.  True or False?
Question #6

What is an autocracy?

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               .

Question #8
In an abosolute monarchy, the leader must still follow the rules and is limited in his/her power.  True or False?
Question #9

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

Question #10
Autocratic and Democratic govements are basically the same.  Someone is elected to be the leader until they die.  True or False?
Resources : Types of Government Systems
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