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Warm Up 9/17. What are your feelings on school uniforms? Why might they be a good idea? Why might they be a bad idea?. Dictatorship is about ….?. Discussion Questions.
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Warm Up 9/17 • What are your feelings on school uniforms? • Why might they be a good idea? • Why might they be a bad idea?
Discussion Questions • 1. What is going on in the first picture about Democracy? List some observations and explain what it means by democracy is about choice. • 2. What are some of your observations of the second picture (dictatorship…). What can you infer about a dictatorship based on that picture. • 3. Complete the Caption: Dictatorship is about…
Making Predictions • We are going to be watching a short video clip. You are going to make • Divide your notebook paper into 3 columns. • What you Know, What you Observed, and What It means.
Governments Vocabulary Democracy-A system of government where the people rule. Example: Ancient Greece Representative Democracy -A democracy where the people elect representatives to rule for them; also known as a republic. Example: United States Constitutional Monarchy -A monarchy where the monarch is a figurehead. The country is ruled through elected Parliament Members. This monarchy also has a constitution. Example: England
Dictatorship-A system of government in which one person has seized power violently, and is the sole ruler for life. (Or until he/she is overthrown). Example: Cuba Communism- A way of living in which the government owns and runs all the business Example: Soviet Union