Study Guide: Intro to Governments PDF

Name Study Guide: Intro to Governments Task A: Fill-in the blanks 1. Describe an unlimited government in your own words. 2. Describe a limited government in your own words. 3. All democrat...

Name Study Guide: Intro to Governments Task A: Fill-in the blanks 1. Describe an unlimited government in your own words. 2. Describe a limited government in your own words. 3. All democratic countries have a written set of laws called a 4. Name a few civic responsibilities people have who live in democratic nations. 5. Why did the American colonists want independence from Great Britain? Task B: Complete the charts with the missing vocabulary words Unlimited Governments Definition 6. Ruled by a royal family with total power Ruled by one leader who took control by using force 8. Government is based strictly on religion 9. A small group of powerful people make decisions Limited Governments Definition 10. Citizens vote for themselves on every issue in the nation 11. Citizens elect people to make governmental decisions on their behalf Citizens elect leaders while a royal family 12. remains as a cultural symbol Copyright 0 2022 Social Studies Stuff- Jen P. All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy & electronic distribution are limited to classroom use only. Task C: Write the letter for the government system that each example represents. L = Limited Governments U = Unlimited Governments 13. Laws control the power of leaders 16. Freedom of speech is guaranteed 14. Monarchs inherit power 17. Rulers do not have to obey the laws 15. Human rights are protected 18. Citizens participate in free elections Task D: Categorize the traits. Write the number in the box the trait best describes. Some boxes will have 1 number & others will have multiple numbers. 19. A majority vote elects representatives 27. The United States is an example 20. A dictatorship 28. Elected Prime Ministers lead a nation 21. All citizens vote on all issues individually 29. Ruled by a small group of elite citizens 22. Ruled by royalty with total control 30. North Korea is an example 23. There is no leader 31. Rulers are spiritual leaders 24. A small, wealthy group has power 32. There are no laws 25. Leadership is based on religion 33. Laws are based on the state's religion 26. Royal families abide by a constitution Constitutional Monarchy Anarchy Absolute Monarchy Direct Democracy Theocracy Representative Democracy Oligarchy Tyranny Copyright @ 2022 Social Studies Stuff- Jen P. All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy & electronic distribution are limited to classroom use only. Task E: Identify the types of government described in each passage Switzerland The Swiss elect representatives to serve on 2 lawmaking bodies. Citizens also vote to propose different their own laws or undo laws passed by their representatives throughout the year. All citizens may cast their own ballots to vote on the laws. 34. Limited Government 35. Limited Government South Africa From 1948-1994, official policies in South Africa gave white citizens all the political power. The black had no influence on the government. White South Africans elected representatives to create a majority lawmaking body. 36. Limited Government Unlimited Government North Korea North Korea's government is led by one man with absolute authority. He controls the ruling political party and chooses candidates for a governing assembly. The citizens vote, but the candidates do not have opponents, so they have no choices. 38. Unlimited Government 39. Unlimited Government Denmark The Danes elect representatives to Parliament. The Queen of Denmark heads the nation but plays a small role in government. A Prime Minister is appointed by elected representatives to lead the government. 40. Limited Government Brazil Brazil is led by a president who elected by the citizens. is A new leader comes to power every four years. Citizens also elect representatives to serve in the nation's two legislative bodies. 41. Limited Government Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia is led by a king who appoints a Council of Ministers to help govern. There are no elections. The nation's Basic Law states the constitution is Islamic and relies on the Koran, the holy book of Muslims. 41. Unlimited Government 42. Unlimited Government Copyright @ 2022 Social Studies Stuff-Jen P. All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy & electronic distribution are limited to classroom use only.