1. EQ: What is the relationship between government and its
citizens?
HW: None/ study for quiz
SPONGE
3- Things you know about
government
2- vocabulary words you learned
last week
1- question you still have

2. Directions: Today you will be working with your graphic organizer from
yesterday, but side 2.
graphic organizer #2
* Make sure you are on the correct side. Autocracy/ Oligarchy/ Democracy

4. •Autocracy
•Oligarchy
•Democracy

5. •Rule of ONE

6. •a country or nation
that is governed by
a single person with
unlimited power

7. High Participation
Government Power
Citizen Participation
Low or No Participation
Autocratic

8. •Dictatorship
•Absolute
Monarchy
•Theocracy

9. •Rule of a FEW

10. •a country or nation
controlled by a small
group of people that
hold the key to power

11. Government Power
Select Citizens’
Participation
Oligarchic
General Citizens’
Low or No Participation
Participation

12. •Theocracy

13. •Rule of ALL

14. a country or nation that
receives its power from
the people (all the
people hold the key to
power)

15. High Participation
Citizen Participation
Government Power
Low or No Participation
Democracy

16. •Presidential democracy
•Parliamentary
democracy

18. Government Power
High Participation
Citizen Participation
Autocratic
Low or No Participation
Government Power
Select Citizens’
Participation
Oligarchic
General Citizens’
Low or No Participation
Participation
Government Power
Democracy
Citizen Participation
Low or No Participation
High Participation

19. What is a basic way citizens of a
democratic nation can influence the
government?
A. voting
B. working
C. obeying laws
D. consuming goods
OAS Database Question - Corresponds to
SS6- CG1b, CG4b, CG6b
SS7- CG1b , CG4b, CG6b

20. Then go to the next
page
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22. Graphic Organizer #1 for the first half of this powerpoint.
graphic organizer #1

23. Government
6th Grade Social Studies

24. Compare & Contrast Various Forms of
Government
Describe the ways
government systems
distribute power: unitary,
confederation, and federal
SS6 - CG1a, CG4a, CG6a

25. Federation / Federal
Ways Government Distributes Power
Regional Regional
Authority Authority
Central
Authority
Regional Regional
Authority Authority

26. Federal (Federation)
Ways Government Distributes Power
Definition: Power is divided between
one central authority and several
regional authorities.

27. RECAP:
Federation /
Federal

28. Power is SHARED
between central authority
and regional authority

29. United States
Germany
Australia

30. Unitary
Ways Government Distributes Power
Regional Regional
Authority Authority
Central
Authority
Regional Regional
Authority Authority

31. Unitary
Ways Government Distributes Power
Definition: Power is held by one
central authority.

32. RECAP:
Unitary

33. Central Authority

34. United Kingdom
USSR (former Soviet
Union)
China
Germany during WWII

35. Confederation
Ways Government Distributes Power
Regional Regional
Authority Authority
Central
Authority
Regional Regional
Authority Authority

36. Confederation
Ways Government Distributes Power
• Definition: Independent states/countries
band together for some common purpose and
delegate a few powers to the central authority.
•*By which they are giving up certain freedoms.
• * States/countries retain considerable
independence.
• *Less binding than a federation.

37. Confederation

38. Regional Authorities

39. Switzerland
European Union
OPEC

40. In Germany’s government, power
is divided between Central and
regional authorities. This is an
example of which government
type?
A. Unitary
B. Confederation
C. Federal
D. Parliamentary

41. In Germany’s government, power
is divided between Central and
regional authorities. This is an
example of which government
type?
A. Unitary
B. Confederation
C. Federal*

42. Graphic Organizer #2 for the second half of this powerpoint.
graphic organizer #2

43. RECAP:
Unitary

44. RECAP:
Confederation

45. RECAP:
Federal

46. Then go to the next
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