UNIT 3

Who Rules?
T YPES OF GOVERNMENTS

INSTRUCTIONS
You have 10 minutes to create a government

WHAT HAPPENED?
What government did you create?

NOTE-TAKING
Create a new note on Evernote
Label it: Who Rules?- T2
Draw Cornell notes margin

GOVERNMENT
What is a government?

The authority or power ruling on behalf of

people
Ex:
school board (StuGo) your classroom, town
and city council

SOCIETY
What is a society?
people in general thought of as living together in
organized communities with shared laws, traditions,
and values.

How is
government
and society
related?

WHO RULES?
Read Who Rules? p. 3
Take notes while reading.
You could highlight important concepts

Remember Cornell Notes margin and format!!!

GROUP TABLE DISCUSSION

How do people organize societies?
What types of governments could you identify
from the reading?
What do these have in common?
How do they differ from each other?

PADLET ACTIVITY
ENT ER

to get the link to PADLET.com

PADLET activity after reading WHO RULES?

Share a short comment about the reading
under each section.

TYPES OF GOVERNMENTS
ECONOMY- provision of goods and services.
CAPITALISM- (free market) people OWN businesses and properties.
SOCIALISM-government owns many industries and provides education
and services (healthcare). Citizens are allowed to make some
decisions. ( political system)
COMMUNISM- government owns all means of production. Equal
distribution of goods. Collective ownership of goods Production of
individual profit DOES NOT exist.

TYPES OF GOVERNMENTS
POLIT ICS- How government is run?
DICTAT ORSHIP-ruled by a single leader that may use force to control people. Could be militarizedArmy takes control. NO public opinions or individual rights.
T OTALITARIAN-ruled by single political party . Absolute control by state (centralized).
AUT OCRACY- ruled by a single person that holds absolute power. Unquestioned obedience.
Decisions are subject to neither external legal restraints.
MONARCHY- hereditary sovereign (king , queen, or emperor). The monarch holds limited or NO
political power= ceremonial role.
REPUBLIC- representational system in which a constitution or charter of rights protects certain
inalienable rights that cannot be taken away by the government.

TYPES OF GOVERNMENTS
AUT HORIT Y- Who picks the government?
OLIGARCHY- ruled by an elite group who govern at their own
benefit and interest. Certain members of society have voice in
decision making.
DEMOCRACY-government elected by the people. Majority rules.
ANARCHY-state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition
of government.

VIDEO

CREATE A TABLE IN EVERNOTE

A:advantages

ALOU

L:limitations
(o: overcome)

U: unique
features

REPUBLIC
A:advantages

L:limitations
(o: overcome)

U: unique
features

DEMOCRACY

VIDEO

CREATE A TABLE IN EVERNOTE

ATTRIBUTE LISTING
ATTRIBUTES

POSSIBLE CHANGES
or MODIFICATIONS

SOCIALISM
CAPITALISM

REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT?
Now that you know the differences between these
4 types of governments..
WHICH ONE DO YOU T HINK IS BET T ER?

Open EDMODO
and access the links posted.

READING
HANDOUT: Political and Economic
Systems(given last week)

highlight important information

DIVIDE CLASS IN 2

CLASS DEBATE
Think about:
ADVANTAGES
LIMITAT IONS
CHARACT ERIST ICS
PREPARE FOR A CLASS DEBAT E ON FRIDAY

SOCIALISM v.s. CAPITALISM

DEMOCRACY v.s. REPUBLIC

CLASS DEBATE
INT RODUCT ION

Statement 2 even #

Opening 1 odd#

Rebuttal odd#

Opening 1 even #

Rebuttal even #

Statement 1 odd #

CLOSING

Statement 1 even #
Rebuttal odd #
Rebuttal even #
Statement 2 odd#