SQ3R Assignment

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Chapter 1.3Types of Government

• SQ3R Assignment Activities

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Immigration Review, p. 7

• Hand back exit tickets 1.2 and discuss.
• Review citizenship components by completing
  scenario sheet for p. 7.
• Discuss each example.

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SQ3R Questions 1 2 Does a society need a
government?

• Define discuss handout (lesson 1).
• Define social contract.
• According to Locke, what is the main purpose of
  government?
• How does the government get the right or
  authority to make laws telling people what they
  can and cannot do?
• What should people do when a government is
  abusive and mistreats them? Why should they have
  that right?
• What do we expect from government? What do they
  expect from us?

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SQ3R Question3 If we need a government, what
type is best?

• Look at sheet of different types of governments.
• Which type is best? Why? Which category does it
  fall into?
• Which type is worst? Why? Which category does
  it fall into?
• Discuss 2 categories define.
• Dictatorships/Authoritarian Regimes
• Democracies/Republics

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Autocracies

• Totalitarian Dictatorship
• Rule by force (Ex.?)
• Backed by military
• No rights or choice in government
• Absolute Monarchy
• Divine right (Ex.?)
• Total authority
• Few exist today

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Characteristics of Democracies

• Not all democracies are republics.
• Value liberty and freedom.
• Have majority rule with minority rights.
• Conduct free elections.
• Allow competing political parties.
• Have Education Free Enterprise

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What are the 3 Levels of Government?

• Define federalism.
• Discuss federal, state local governments.
• Provide examples of each.

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What are the Principles of American Democracy?
PAGE 9

• List each of these on page 9. Define each. Then,
  illustrate it with an example.
• Rule of Law
• Limited Government
• Consent of the Governed
• Individual Rights
• Representative Government

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Rights, Duties Responsibilities

• Do sheet discuss, p. 10.
• Go over rubric for projects
• Due Sept. 11th at the beginning of class.

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Chapter 1 Essentials, p. 11

• For each of the 3 sections in your notebook,
  complete the following exercises
• WHAT was the section about?
• SO WHAT-Why is it important?
• NOW WHAT-What about this section is
  controversial?