Guided Reading Activity Foundations of Government

Foundations of Government

Civics Chapter 2

Open Ended

Why do you think we have government?

Multiple Choice

What are the two types of non-democratic governments?

• Democracies and Republics

• Monarchies and Democracies

• Dictatorships and Monarchies

• Dictatorships and Oligarchies

Multiple Choice

What are the two types of democratic governments?

• Representative and direct democracies

• Monarchies and Democracies

• Dictatorships and Monarchies

• Dictatorships and Oligarchies

Multiple Choice

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

• True

• False

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A

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

Multiple Select

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

• Syria

• Eritrea

• Cuba

• Israel

• North Korea

Multiple Select

What are the three purposes of government?

• Providing laws

• Punishment

• Cooperation

• Providing water

• Providing services

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.

Multiple Choice

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

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

Multiple Choice

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

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

Multiple Choice

What does Unicameral legislature mean?

• One house

• Two houses

• Three houses

• Four houses

Multiple Choice

What does Bi-cameral legislature mean?

• One house

• Two houses

• Three houses

• Four houses

Open Ended

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

Multiple Choice

Why is Constitution Day on September 17th?

• That's when the Constitution was signed

• That's when the Constitution was first thought up

• That's George Washington's birthday

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

Fill in the Blanks

The

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

Fill in the Blanks

The

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