Forms of Government 🏛

🎯 Learning Targets

• Describe the classic forms of government
• Explain how national power is organized differently in unitary, federal, and confederal systems
• Contrast presidential and parliamentary systems

⏰ What We Did

• Watched and took notes on Lesson 1, Part 2: Forms of Government
• Using notes from Lesson 1, Part 2, answered the following questions in complete sentences:

1. Define direct democracy, republic, monarchy, and dictatorship.
2. How are democracies and republics similar and different?
3. How is power organized in a unitary system?
4. What are the potential disadvantages of a presidential system?
5. Critical Thinking If you were designing a plan of government for a new country, would you create a presidential or a parliamentary system? Explain your answer.

⚙️ Resources

• Lesson 1, Part 2: Forms of Government