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1 Station : Autocracy 08. Chapter, Lesson - FloridaCitizen.org articles, Autocracy and Monarchy - icivics article excerpt Who Rules? st nd rd th th 6 th 7th Crown Flap: Define an absolute monarchy vs. a constitutional monarchy on the underside of the flap. Military Helmet Flap: List ways dictators force their citizens to accept their rules. Dictator Biography Mini-Book: Identify a famous authoritarian ruler as an example and describe of their qualities or actions in their booklet Word Art: Autocracy: Create word art and symbols for the following: autocracy, monarchy, dictatorship, authoritarianism

2 Station : Democracy 08. Chapter, Lesson - FloridaCitizen.org articles, Direct Democracy and Representative Democracy - icivics article excerpt Who Rules? st nd rd th th 6 th 7th Venn Diagram Booklet: Compare and Contrast at least qualities of Democracy vs. Authoritarianism. Ballot Box Accordion Foldable: List four ways citizens can participate in a democracy. Why Democracy Border: List the benefits of a democratic government around the border of your one pager to answer the question Why Democracy? Fairness Checklist: Create a checklist of qualities a fair government should have, according to your evidence.

3 Station : Oligarchy 08. Chapter, Lesson - FloridaCitizen.org articles, Oligarchy and Socialism and Communism - icivics article excerpt Who Rules? st nd rd th th 6 th 7th Pick : Venn Diagram Foldable: Compare/Contrast democratic socialism and authoritarian socialism by listing differences and similarities. Word Art: Create word art and symbols for the following: oligarchy, socialism, communism Communist Flag Flap: List three qualities and one example of Communist countries throughout history.

4 Station : Government Scenarios Learning Goal: Analyze scenarios describing various forms of government. 08. Chapter, Lesson - FloridaCitizen.org Forms of Government Scenarios - icivics article Who Rules? Activity, Identify That Government st nd rd th th 6 th 7th Matching Game* Work as a small group to practice matching the government scenarios into categories based on form of government. Practice using the timer to challenge yourself. Government Example Flags- Collect examples of government flags and identify their form of government along with key words and phrases.

5 Station : Comparing Governments 08. Chapter, Lesson - FloridaCitizen.org Forms of Government Scenarios - icivics article, Who Rules? st nd rd th th 6 th 7th Government Fairness Accordion Foldable: Create a long accordion foldable with the forms of government ranked in order from least to most fair. Word Border: Create a border around the outside of the onepager with fair governments on one side (green) and unfair governments on the other side (red). Use all vocabulary terms. Venn Diagram Foldable: List examples and qualities of Fair vs. Unfair forms of government and explain qualities they also have in common. Constitution Accordion Foldable: Create a scroll accordion foldable that lists key words related to the qualities of a country with a Constitution.

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