Unit 2 Review

Unit 2: Ideas About Government Review

​We are going to have a quick review of our Unit 2 material!

a country's structure, laws and leadership and keeps society functioning.

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​Government is......

Multiple Choice

People choose the senators whom they think will best represent them, this is both your civic responsibility AND

• Rule of Law

• Majority Rule

• Minority Rights

Types of Government:

Republic: our form of democracy.
Government in which people elect leaders to represent the citizens' voice in government.

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Democratic Governments

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• Authoritarian Government- places power in one person or a small group of people ​

• The people in charge have all the power and the population does not have a say or choice 

• There are different types of authoritarian governments

Authoritarian:

Oligarchy-
This is a type of government in which a small number of people hold power

Usually members of the aristocracy- the elite, wealthy social class are the ones who hold power.

Oligarchies can also exist in monarchies

Economic Systems:

Multiple Choice

Which type of economic system relies on supply and demand to determine prices?

• Capitalism

• Socialism

Capitalism

an economic system where the means of production are owned by the community or the government. 

~The government will typically determine the price of goods and services.

​​Socialism

​An economic system that uses both private and public enterprise. Combines aspects of both capitalism and socialism.

The U.S. has a mixed economy.

​​Mixed economy

​Capitalism is one of the major economic systems in which the means of production are privately owned. The means of production refers to the resources used to create products.
~Desire to make a profit drives economic activity
~Prices are determined by supply and demand

Multiple Choice

Ok, NOT related to economics....this allows leaders to block the decision of another person or group, it is a.....

• melon

• writ

• stamp

• veto

​Why is this important??

It was the first example of colonists setting up their own government.
The idea of self-government continued in most colonies before the American Revolution.

Mayflower Compact

Ok, now we are going to fast forward through Colonial America......

And pick up with the Second Continental Congress....

Multiple Choice

What did the Second Continental Congress want to convey in the Declaration of Independence?

• Explain why the colonies should be independent

• Try to convince England they still want to compromise about representation

• Establish the government structure of the United States of America

Multiple Choice

In the Declaration, one of the grievances is that Great Britain imposed taxes on the colonists without their consent. What did they mean by "without their consent?"

• No freedom of the press

• No freedom of religion

• No representation

• Too much representation

Lastly, let's go over some democratic principles mentioned in the Declaration of Independence:

Match

Match the following

• "When any government or member of government shall be found inadequate or against these purposes..."

• All power is entrusted to the people and comes from the people.

• Nobody should remove or carry out laws without the consent of the people's representatives

Rule of Law

Consent of the Governed

Representative government

• Rule of Law

• Consent of the Governed

• Representative government

Now that we're done our quick review, let's play a review game!