Europe’s Governments:

Anticipation Guide

Directions: You will make predictions about the answers to the following questions BEFORE learning about this unit. Write the letter of the vocabulary term that matches the definitions below.

A. Unitary / B. Parliamentary Democracy / C. Democracy / D. Federal / E. Chancellor
F. Confederation / G. Autocracy / H. Parliament / I. Dictator / J. United Kingdom
  1. ______A form of government in which the citizens elect leaders and rule by majority.
  1. ______Independent states agree to certain limitations on their freedom to join together for a common purpose. Power is in the hands of the states.
  1. ______Lawmaking body of the United Kingdom.
  1. ______A form of government in which the central authority has all of the power and does not share it among local governing bodies.
  1. ______Chief executive of Germany, runs the government and is elected by the legislature.
  1. ______The power is distributed so that both the states and the central government share power.
  1. ______This country has a parliamentary democracy.
  1. ______A form of government in which a ruler has absolute power; the citizens do not possess the right to choose their own leaders.
  1. ______A leader of a form of government in which the ruler has thepowerto govern without consent of those being governed.
  2. ______The people elect members of parliament, members of parliament elect the head of state.

Distribution of Power Scavenger Hunt

Federal System

  1. ______=______
  2. Power is ______by a powerful central government and the state or local governments.
  3. Central government can be powerful, but does not have the ability to ______states or ______state leaders.
  4. Label this Chart.

-Power of the Central government is ______from State Government

  1. Label this Chart. Use this chart to answer questions 6 & 7.
  1. Look at the arrows (Represent Power). What do they mean? ______
  2. Look at the size of the circles. What do they mean? ______

Unitary System

  1. ______Power is >(greater than)______Power.
  2. Who has more power?______
  3. Power is held by ______authority.
  4. ______power is given to one branch of government.
  5. Central government has most of the ______and ______-______power.
  6. The central government maintains all ______over the ______governments.
  7. Label this Chart. Use it to answer questions 8 & 9.
  1. Look at the arrows (Represent Power). What do they mean?______
  2. Look at the size of the circles. What do they mean? ______

Confederation

  1. Power is ______by an______of independent states (countries).
  2. They voluntarily ______together for some common purpose and ______to certain limits on their freedom of action.
  3. List two examples of confederations.
  4. ______
  5. ______
  6. Membership is usually ______& a country can decide to leave at any time.
  7. List 2 obstacles that confederations face.
  8. ______

______

  1. ______

______

  1. Confederations generally have a weak ______government.
  2. Label this Chart. Use it to answer questions 8 & 9.
  1. Look at the arrows (Represent Power). What do they mean?______
  2. Look at the size of the circles. What do they mean? ______

Let’s Review

Federal

  1. How does a federal system of government divide power?
  1. What defines the rights, responsibilities, & duties of the central & state governments?

Unitary

  1. How is power distributed in a unitary government?
  1. True or False: In a unitary government, the national government could remove the governor of a state and pick a new one.
  1. France, UK, Bolivia, and Cuba--what do these countries have in common?

Confederation

  1. What is one problem with a confederation government?
  1. In a confederation, government power lies with the ______.

Distribution of Power Questions

  1. In which system do local government bodies have the LEAST political power?
  1. Which system of government shares power between the central and local governments?
  1. In which system of government does the central authority hold all of the power?
  1. Which system does this describe, “A voluntary association of independent states that agree to some limitations of freedom in order to reach a common goal”?
  1. Describe how power is distributed:
  • Unitary:
  • Federal:
  • Confederation:

Government Systems

Your Task: Complete the chart below with information that you learn during the Distribution of Power presentation.

Government System / Definition & Facts / Examples
Unitary
Confederation
Federal

Memory Clues

Your Task: Create a symbol to help you remember the different ways that government systems distribute power.

Government Term / Symbol / Explanation
Unitary
Confederation
Federal

Citizen Participation

Your Task:Write the definition the definition to each term in your words! Provide an examples for each. Lastly create a symbol that will help you remember the term. .

Term / Definitions / Examples / Symbols
Citizen Participation
Autocratic
Oligarchic

Citizen Participation

Term / Definitions / Examples / Symbols
Democratic
Parliamentary Democracy
Presidential Democracy

Citizen Participation Review

  1. What are the two types of Autocratic governments?
  1. Who rules the country in an Oligarchy?
  1. Compare and contrast Autocracy vs. Democracy.
  1. What are the two types of Democratic governments?
  1. How is the leader chosen in a Parliamentary democracy?
  1. Do the citizens get to choose the leader in a Parliamentary democracy?
  1. How is the leader chosen in a Presidential democracy?
  1. What type of government would you live in? Why? (3 Sentences)

Comparing European Countries

United Kingdom, Germany, & Russia

United Kingdom

  1. What type of power distribution system does the country have?
  2. What type of citizen participation system does the country use?
  3. What type of democracy does this country have?
  4. What type of leadership does this country have?
  5. What rights do citizens have in this country?

Germany

  1. What type of power distribution system does the country have?
  2. What type of citizen participation system does the country use?
  3. What type of democracy does this country have?
  4. What type of leadership does this country have?
  5. What rights do citizens have in this country?

Russia

  1. What type of power distribution system does the country have?
  2. What type of citizen participation system does the country use?
  3. What type of democracy does this country have?
  4. What type of leadership does this country have?
  5. What rights do citizens have in this country?



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