Name: _________________________________

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Period: ________

Date:

Types and Forms of Government

Part 1 Directions: Read the following headlines and identify what type of government is represented in each.

Then, provide an explanation of how you knew that type was the correct answer.
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Rep. Democracy

Direct Democracy

1. King Imprisons All People Who Oppose His Policies

Type of Government: __________________________________________
I Knew This Because
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. Barack Obama Elected As 44th President of the United States
Type of Government: ___________________________________________
I Knew This Because
_____________________________________________________________________________
3.

Government Leadership Taken Over by Communist Political Party

Type of Government: ___________________________________________
I Knew This Because
_____________________________________________________________________________

4. North Koreas Kim Jong Il Receives 100% of the Peoples Vote

Type of Government: ___________________________________________
I Knew This Because
_____________________________________________________________________________
5. Towns People Gather to Vote on New Public Works Project
Type of Government: ___________________________________________
I Knew This Because
_____________________________________________________________________________
6. Saddam Hussein Uses Weapons and Military Against His Own People
Type of Government: ___________________________________________
I Knew This Because
_____________________________________________________________________________
7.

Elderly Queen Dies As Nation Turns to Only Son

Type of Government: ___________________________________________
I Knew This Because
_____________________________________________________________________________

8. Maryland Voters Decide Issue of Slot Machines This November

Type of Government: ___________________________________________
I Knew This Because
_____________________________________________________________________________

Part 2 Directions: Read the following information and complete the activities.

UNITARY
Power is located in one central place,
which controls everything in the country.
King George III, of England, ruled over the
thirteen colonies before the Constitution. He
had all of the power and could levy
enormous taxes against the colonists if he
wanted.
Which region has the most power based
on the reading above?

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Use a highlighter, crayon, or marker to color the area that has
the most power.

CONFEDERATE
Individual states have power over their own regions.
After the Revolutionary War, the thirteen colonies were free from King
George IIIs reign. There was no real central government, just a loose
collection of states. Each state government was in charge of
everything in that state.
Name at least four different colonies that each had power over
their own laws after the War in this confederate system:
__________________________ _________________________
__________________________ _________________________
Now, use a highlighter, crayon, or marker to color each of the states
that has its own power. You may use more than one color to
differentiate between states.

FEDERAL: Power is shared by national and state governments.

Today, the system of the United States government is a federal one, which means power is shared by local,
state, and federal governments.
Color the following:
Use a light colored highlighter, crayon, or marker
Key
to color the entire United States.
National Government
State Government
Fill in the key below with that same color for National Government
Use another color to create stripes over a single state
Fill in the key below with that same color, in stripes, for State Government

Part 3 Directions: For each of the three forms of government, color in how much power is located in each area.
Unitary Gov.
%
National
Gov.

Confederate Gov.
%

Local
Govs

%
National
Gov.

Federal Gov.

%
Local
Govs

%
National
Gov.

%
Local
Govs

Name: ___________________________________________ Pd. _________ Date:

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Types of Government T-Shirt

Designs
Directions: Using what you know about the different types of government, create a T-shirt that
advertises each type. You may use pictures and symbols, as well as words, to describe each type of
government.

Monarchy

Dictatorship

Oligarchy

Democracy