

Lamb NEWSELA Forms of Government -- Substitute Work
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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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Multiple Choice
In the United States, the organization and authority of the government is determined by which document?
the Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Preamble
The Declaration of Independence
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When was the Constitution written?
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Multiple Choice
The primary means of control in democracy is
the vote
the military
the president
congress
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Multiple Select
Who was NOT allowed to vote in Athens? (Select all that apply)
women
children
slaves
foreigners
citizens
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Multiple Choice
In England, noblemen spelled out limits on the king's power in what document?
Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
Constitution
Mayflower Compact
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Multiple Choice
How are dictators different than monarchs?
they are chosen by the people
they are not unlimited forms of government
they seize power for themselves rather than being part of a long line of rulers
they gain their position from their family
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True or False: All dictators take power suddenly.
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Match
Match the following leaders with their countries.
North Korea
Venezuela
Syria
Kim Jong-un
Nicolas Maduro
Bashar al-Assad
Kim Jong-un
Nicolas Maduro
Bashar al-Assad
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Multiple Choice
What are most communist governments are run by?
A president
multiple political parties
a monarch
a single, authoritarian party
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Multiple Choice
What was the longest running Communist government in history?
Cuba
The Soviet Union
Venezuela
China
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Multiple Choice
The people who favor oligarchies often believe that a government is best ruled by what type of group?
The citizens
a president and vice president
a monarch
an educated elite class
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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?
the leader of the main political party
a god or deity
the Prime Minister
the monarch
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Which country is an example of a theocracy?
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True or False: No two governments in the world are the same
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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
Dictatorship
Oligarchy
Democracy
Theocracy
Monarchy
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