Government Chapter 2

Chapter 2 Section1: Why Americans Have Governments

Open Ended

What are some of the Reasons that Government is important?

Lets Read together Pg. 21.

• Pay attention to the different types of Governments?

• Be Able to identify them on the next couple slides.

Multiple Choice

What is an absolute Monarchy?

• One Person, total control of citizens lives

• King or Queen holds power

• People elect officials

• Religious Form of Government

Multiple Choice

What is a dictatorship or Totalitarian Government?

• People Elect Representatives

• King or Queen Rule

• One Person or small Government group have total control over citizens

• All Citizens meet to make laws and take actions.

Multiple Choice

What is a Direct Democracy?

• People Elect Representatives to Government

• Kings or Queens

• One Person controls citizens lives

• All citizens elect officials and decide laws and actions government will make.

Multiple Choice

What is a Republic?

• All Citizens meet to discuss laws and vote to decide what actions will be taken in the community.

• People Elect Representatives to carry out work of the government.

• King or Queens

• One Person controls citizens lives and government

Lets Read together Pg. 22 to 23.

Multiple Choice

Laws are?

• Books of Laws

• Rules of Conduct

• Essential in Anarchial Governments

Multiple Choice

Constitutions are written plans of Government

• True

• False

Complete Section 1 Review on Page 23 in Google Classroom.