Study
Guide: European Government
Government/Civics
Understandings
SS6CG4
The student will compare and contrast various forms of government.
a. Describe
the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, and
federal.
b. Explain
how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and
democratic.
c. Describe
the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and
presidential.
SS6CG5
The student will explain the structure of modern European governments.
a. Compare
the parliamentary system of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland (United Kingdom), the federal system of the Federal Republic of Germany
Germany), and the federation of the Russian Federation (Russia), distinguishing
the form of leadership and the role of the citizen in terms of voting and
personal freedoms.
b. Describe
the purpose of the European Union and the relationship between member
nations.
Essential Questions
1. How do these government systems: unitary, confederation, and
federal distribute power?
2. How do citizens
participate in autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic governments?
3. How are the two
predominate democratic governments parliamentary and presidential structured?
4. How do the
parliamentary system of
the United Kingdom, the federal system of the Federal Republic of Germany, and federation of the Federation of the Russian
Federation compare distinguishing the forms of leadership and the roles of the
citizen in terms of voting and personal freedoms?
5. What is the
purpose of the European Union and the relationship between member nations?
Vocabulary
- Executive
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- Legislative
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- Judicial ______________________________________________________
- Parliamentary
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- Federation
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- unitary
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- Confederation ___________________________________________________
- Oligarchic
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- Autocratic
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- Democratic
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- Federal __________________________________________________________
12. Union
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Study Sheet
1.
How do these
government systems: unitary, confederation, and federal distribute power?
|
a.
Government |
b.
Distribute
Power |
|
c.
Unitary |
d.
|
|
e.
Confederation |
f.
|
|
g.
Federal
|
h.
|
2.
How do citizens participate in
autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic governments?
|
a.
Government |
b.
Citizen
Participation |
|
c.
Autocratic |
d.
|
|
e.
Oligarchic |
f.
|
|
g.
Democratic |
h.
|
3.
How are the two predominate democratic
governments parliamentary and presidential structured? (See Graphic Organizer.)
4.
How
do the parliamentary system of the United Kingdom, the federal
system of the Federal
Republic of Germany, and federation
of the Federation of the Russian Federation compare distinguishing the forms of
leadership and the roles of the citizen in terms of voting and personal
freedoms?
|
a.
Government |
b.
Leadership |
c.
Role
of Citizen |
d.
Personal
Freedoms |
|
e.
Parliamentary
|
f.
|
g.
|
h.
|
|
i.
Federal |
j.
|
k.
|
l.
|
|
m.
Federation |
n.
|
o.
|
p.
|
5.
What is the purpose of the European
Union and the relationship between member nations?
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Graphic Organizer
for Essential Question #3
