Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- The characteristics of the various forms of government found around the world including Federal Republic (representative democracy), Monarchy (absolute monarchy), Limited monarchy (constitutional monarchy), Oligarchy, Dictatorship, Theocracy, and Pure democracy (direct democracy).
Skills
Students are able to:
- Interpret primary source documents.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- The system of government of the United States can be compared to other forms of government in the world.
Vocabulary
- power
- federalism
- republic
