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Lamb NEWSELA Forms of Government -- Substitute Work

Lamb NEWSELA Forms of Government -- Substitute Work

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Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

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Jewel Lamb

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25 Slides • 28 Questions

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Instructions:

  • Read the text on the slides.

  • Answer the questions that follow.

    Notes:

    If you would like to read/listen to the text on NEWSELA, access NEWSELA through Classlink. Then, search "Forms of Government." From there you can change the reading level if you'd like, but the answers may not be in the lower Lexile. Read the text in the original Lexile Reading Level to get the most information. If needed, read it in a lower level first. Then read the higher level.

    If you cannot access the text on NEWSELA, you may use this link to a NEWSELA Forms of Government Article PDF:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/12jeMKOOVkT9bIZHqkJEgtps://drive.google.com/file/d/12jeMKOOVkT9bIZHqkJEgBRAE2YtLo5HR/view?usp=drive_link

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A ​
consists of the ​
and political organizations that ​
and enforce ​
and rules.
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government
legal
establish
laws
country
democracy
political
enforce
rules

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Multiple Choice

In the United States, the organization and authority of the government is determined by which document?

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the Constitution

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The Bill of Rights

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The Preamble

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The Declaration of Independence

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Fill in the Blank

When was the Constitution written?

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The government of the United States is best defined as a ​
democracy.

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Multiple Choice

The primary means of control in democracy is

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the vote

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the military

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the president

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congress

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People in a pure democracy, or ​
democracy, vote directly for or against the ​
. The city-state of ​
in the fifth century B.C. is believed to be one of the only ​
democracies in history.
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direct
laws
Athens
pure
representative
Sparta
rules

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Multiple Select

Who was NOT allowed to vote in Athens? (Select all that apply)

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women

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children

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slaves

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foreigners

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citizens

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Before the 19th century, the most common type of government was a ​
.

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In a monarchy, the power to rule is inherited from the ​

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People believed that the ​
or queen received their right to rule from ​
. For many centuries, the monarch's rule was ​
; no one questioned his or her ​
.
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king
God
absolute
authority
queen
emperor
the citizens
complete
decisions

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Multiple Choice

In England, noblemen spelled out limits on the king's power in what document?

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Declaration of Independence

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Magna Carta

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Constitution

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Mayflower Compact

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There remain monarchies in ​
today, but these tend to be ​
monarchies; a written ​
identifies the powers of the monarch. Most constitutional monarchies share power with ​
.
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Europe
constitutional
constitution
elected officials
Asia
absolute
Magna Carta
citizens

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Multiple Choice

How are dictators different than monarchs?

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they are chosen by the people

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they are not unlimited forms of government

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they seize power for themselves rather than being part of a long line of rulers

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they gain their position from their family

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True or False: All dictators take power suddenly.

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A ​
generally uses ​
and the suppression of ​
and freedoms to maintain ​
.
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dictator
intimidation
rights
power
monarch
president
control
laws
suppression

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Match

Match the following leaders with their countries.

North Korea

Venezuela

Syria

Kim Jong-un

Nicolas Maduro

Bashar al-Assad

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Dropdown

Communism is an ​
system as well as a ​
one.

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Multiple Choice

What are most communist governments are run by?

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A president

2

multiple political parties

3

a monarch

4

a single, authoritarian party

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Multiple Choice

What was the longest running Communist government in history?

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Cuba

2

The Soviet Union

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Venezuela

4

China

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Drag and Drop

In an ​
, there is a ​
group of rulers that usually maintains ​
by refusing to allow ​
or ​
.
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oligarchy
small
control
dissent
elections
dictatorship
large
power

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Multiple Choice

The people who favor oligarchies often believe that a government is best ruled by what type of group?

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The citizens

2

a president and vice president

3

a monarch

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an educated elite class

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Fill in the Blank

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What country is one of the most well known examples of an oligarchy?

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Multiple Choice

Who is recognized as a supreme leader in a theocracy?

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the leader of the main political party

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a god or deity

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the Prime Minister

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the monarch

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Dropdown

Theocracies generally require all ​
to follow the state ​
law

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Fill in the Blank

Which country is an example of a theocracy?

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Fill in the Blank

True or False: No two governments in the world are the same

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Fill in the Blank

How many times has the Constitution of the United States been changed?

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Match

Match the following governments with their descriptions

Rule by one

Rule by a few

Rule by many

Religious Rule

Rule by a king or queen

Dictatorship

Oligarchy

Democracy

Theocracy

Monarchy

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