A constitution outlines the rules and powers of government, often in a written document. There are several forms of government including aristocracy, democracy, dictatorship, and monarchy. An aristocracy is ruled by prominent citizens, a democracy is ruled directly by citizens or through elected representatives, a dictatorship is ruled by a single dictator without hereditary rules, and a monarchy gives supreme power to a monarch as head of state. A state is a politically autonomous entity with internal and external sovereignty over a geographic area and population not dependent on any other power. This document was written by Andrea Carolina Franco Gallego for Diego Villamisar of the 5A class at Colegio Bilingue Richmond for the 2009-2010 school year.

1. SOCIAL STUDIES WHAT IS A CONSTITUTION : A constitution is a set of rules for government—often codified as a written document—that enumerates the powers and functions of a political entity.

2. WHAT ARE THE FORMS OF GOVERMENTES: form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized in order to exert its powers over a body politic. Forms of government: Aristocracy: is a form of government in which a few of the most prominent citizens rule. Democracy: isa political government either carried out directly by the people (direct democracy) or by means of elected representatives of the people (Representative democracy). Dictatorship: isdefined as an autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual, the dictator, without hereditary ascension. Monarchy: AMonarchy is a form of government in which supreme power is absolutely or nominally lodged with an individual, who is the head of state, often for life or until abdication, and "is wholly set apart from all other members of the state

3. WHAT IS A STATE: is a political association with effective internal and external sovereignty over a geographic area and population which is not dependent on, or subject to any other power or state.

4. SOCIAL STUDIES BY:ANDREA CAROLINA FRANCO GALLEGO. TO:DIEGO VILLAMISAR. 5A COLEGIO BILINGUE RICHMOND 2009-2010