Unit 3, Lesson 3Government

Smart Start

• What is better: more freedom and less protection? Or more protection and less freedom? Why?

Today’s Objective

• SWBAT explain the development of government and its purpose.

• SWBAT compare and contrast limited and unlimited governments.

Keep in mind…

• Today, you must be constantly considering the facts of life and the beliefs of other cultures in order to figure out what it is that you believe about governance and change. You need to REFLECT on your thoughts to make sure you figure out what you are going to believe as an adult.

Government

•The people in a country that have the power to make laws and to make sure that people follow the laws

Government•Governments have many jobs or purposes.

•There are many types of governments – some good and some bad

•Governments are supposed to help make the country organized and safe for people

Important Questions

•What is government?

Hmm…Big Thought

•Determine the value of government. Explain!

3-2-1

•Read and annotate the article with your table group. Find:

• 3 purposes for government

• 2 interesting facts

• 1 question you have after the reading

3 Purposes of government

•1. Governments make laws

•2. Governments enforce laws

•3. Governments provide a military to protect the country

Important questions

•What are the roles of government?

•How are governments different from each other?

Hmm…Big Thought

•Predict the outcome if a government was not fulfilling its roles.

Independent Practice

•Write a summary where you:

• define government

• describe the purposes of government

• answer the question: what would happen if countries didn’t have governments?

Important Question

•How do governments help to keep their people safe and control the countries?

Hmm…Big Thoughts

•Predict what countries would be like without government.

Limited Government

•Limited government is a type of government where the power of the leaders is limited

Limited Government

• Limited government is a system:

• where the people in the country have a say in their government

• where the rules or laws protect everyone

• where everyone has to follow those rules, even the leaders!

•Where the leaders have limited powers. There is a limit to what they can do. Leaders don’t have the power to do anything they want

Unlimited Government•Unlimited government is a type of government in which the leaders have almost absolute power and can do whatever they want.

Unlimited Government

•Unlimited government is a system:

• where the people in the country do not have a say in their government

• where the rules or laws do not protect everyone

• where everyone has to follow those rules, except the leaders!

•Where the leaders have unlimited powers. There is no limit to what they can do. Leaders have the power to do anything they want

Important Question

•How is unlimited government different than limited government?

Hmm…Big Thought

•What can you infer about the form of government we live under here in the United States?

Group Work• Fill out the Venn Diagram, comparing and contrasting what we have learned about limited and unlimited government.

• Then, read the government bios, and place them in your Venn Diagrams!

Important Question

•Which do you think is a better form of government? Why?

Independent Work•Compare and contrast limited government (6 sentences). Then, using what you know about social studies and your own personal beliefs, discuss the following question: how should people decide who gets to make decisions for a country?

Important Question

•So, what is a government?

•What is the difference between limited and unlimited government?

Hmm…Big Thought

•Knowing what you know about government and people, how should people decide who gets to make decisions for a country?