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Government Foundations

Government Foundations

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Social Studies

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Joseph Anderson

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30 Slides • 16 Questions

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Foundations of Government

Civics Chapter 2

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Open Ended

Why do you think we have government?

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Multiple Choice

What are the two types of non-democratic governments?

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Democracies and Republics

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Monarchies and Democracies

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Dictatorships and Monarchies

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Dictatorships and Oligarchies

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Multiple Choice

What are the two types of democratic governments?

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Representative and direct democracies

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Monarchies and Democracies

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Dictatorships and Monarchies

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Dictatorships and Oligarchies

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Multiple Choice

An oligarchy is a dictatorship in which a small group of people rule.

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True

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False

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Fill in the Blank

A _________ dictatorship is when the ruler has complete control over the daily lives of his/her people.

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Multiple Select

Which two countries are the ONLY Totalitarian dictatorships in the world right now?

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Syria

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Eritrea

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Cuba

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Israel

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North Korea

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Multiple Select

What are the three purposes of government?

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Providing laws

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Punishment

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Cooperation

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Providing water

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Providing services

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Poll

Was the government under the Articles of Confederation effective?

Not at all

I don't think so

I think so

Yes, I don't know why they changed it.

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Multiple Choice

Our idea of "no cruel and unusual punishment" came from which document?

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English Bill of Rights

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Magna Carta

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Mayflower Compact

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Declaration of Independence

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Multiple Choice

Our ideas of fair trials and due process came from which document?

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English Bill of Rights

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Magna Carta

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Mayflower Compact

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Declaration of Independence

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Multiple Choice

What does Unicameral legislature mean?

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One house

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Two houses

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Three houses

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Four houses

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Multiple Choice

What does Bi-cameral legislature mean?

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One house

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Two houses

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Three houses

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Four houses

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Open Ended

Why did the framers of the Constitution make the choices they did regarding enslaved people?

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Multiple Choice

Why is Constitution Day on September 17th?

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That's when the Constitution was signed

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That's when the Constitution was first thought up

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That's George Washington's birthday

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That's the day they voted to add a bill of rights to the Constitution

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Fill in the Blank

The ________ wanted a stronger national government so that our government would be more effective.

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Fill in the Blank

The ________ wanted a weaker national government so that our government would not become a monarchy eventually.

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Civics Chapter 2

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