Government

Colonial Governments

Multiple Choice

What would happen if you made a TikTok video criticising the president of the U.S. ?

• I would get arrested and go to jail

• I would be exile to another country

• I would get my head chopped off like the video

• Absolutely nothing

Before the 13 Colonies, this is what would happen if you spoke against the King.

There are 4 types of Governments we have to learn today

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Democracy

• Fundamentals orders of Connecticut

Lets start with Monarchy

• Monarchy - undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person.

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Absolute Monarchy

• The King or Queen - have absolute power, chosen by divine power and birth right - NO ELECTIONS

• Nobles - families own all the businesses and money

• Knights - Chosen by the king to protect the King and Nobles

• Peasants - are poor and work for the benefit of the king and nobles.

Monarchy Continued....

• You worship the religion the king tells you to worship

• You have no say in the laws or who the next king is.

• You have no say on how your taxes are spent.

• If you are a peasant, you'll always be a peasant. You can't move up in the monarchy.

Poll

Where would you be placed in the Monarchy triangle today?

• King

• Noble

• Knight

• Peasant

Poll

In your opinion, should U.S. presidents be treated like Monarch Kings and stay in power until they die?

• Yes, presidents should stay in power forever

• No, I support term limits, No president should stay in power forever.

Let's talk about Republic

• Republic - Republic Government is a group of people that elect individuals to represent the whole group.

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Remember them?

• Jamestown self govern and established the Virginia House of Burgesses

• The Virginia House of Burgesses is a type of Republic government.

• The U.S. Government today still uses this model of Republic government.

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Multiple Choice

What is Republic Government?

• King rules over everyone

• A group of people elect individuals to represent the whole group.

• Its a name brand of clothing

Let's talk about Democracy

• Democracy - is a type of government in which people vote on the rules and laws they will obey.

Plymouth and the Pilgrims

• They created the Mayflower compact

• Each person votes on rules and laws.

• The U.S. government also used the Pilgrims form of government when creating the U.S. Constitution.

Multiple Choice

What type of Government did the Colony of Plymouth created.

• Democratic

• Monarchy

Multiple Choice

Democracy - is a type of government in which people vote on the rules and laws they will obey.

• True

• False

Last one

• The Fundamental Orders stated the powers and limits of government.

• Established checks and balances

Fundamentals orders of Connecticut.

• It was three colonies that got together to create a type government that separated the power into branches.

• They separated the power of their government into 3 branches. Laws, Executive, and Judicial.

• Our government today is separated into three branches of government

• Thanks to them, no branch of government is too powerful, including the president of the United States.

Thank you 13 colonies

• Thanks to Jamestown we have representative government.

• Thanks to Plymouth we have individual voting

• Thanks to the Fundamental orders of Connecticut we have the 3 branches and the separation of powers in our government.

Multiple Select

Test Your Previous Knowledge .

Which forms of government did the 13 colonies create in North America?

• Monarchy

• House of Burgesses

• Fundamental orders of Connecticut.

• Mayflower Compact

• Dictatorship

The United States is a combination of democratic and republic government.

We vote for people to represent us in Government when it comes to making laws?

Multiple Choice

The mayflower compact affects us today because?

• It helped establish the tradition of democratic voting

• We have thanksgiving

• We get to do what we want as citizens

Multiple Choice

The House of Burgesses affects us today because?

• we have houses

• it helped established representative government.

• We get to do what we want as citizens

Multiple Choice

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut affects us today because?

• People live in Connecticut

• it helped established representative government.

• It establish separation of powers and checks and balances.

Multiple Choice

Why is Monarchy not a good form of government?

• The king has too much power

• Its a good government because the rich families control everything