This Systems of Government Article & Review introduces middle and high school Civics and American Government students to not just the three systems of government, unitary, confederal, and federal, but parliamentary and presidential systems as well!
The information is explained in clear, easy-to-understand terms, is visually pleasing and attention-grabbing, and includes questions interspersed throughout the text to keep students engaged and paying attention.
✯ Aligned to the Florida State Standard for middle school students, SS.7.CG.3.2. Systems of Government, this 3-page article covers the following Systems of Government:
- Unitary
- Confederal
- Federal
- Presidential
- Parliamentary
Questions at the end of the article include:
- Who makes the decisions in a unitary government?
- What is a confederation?
- Who shares power with the central government in a federal system?
- In a parliamentary government, who holds the most authority?
✯ The 1-page Review includes a vocabulary match as well as a section for notes on Unitary, Confederal, and Federal systems, which asks students to define and illustrate each term.
This resource comes as a non-editable, printable PDF and includes an Answer Key. There is also a digital version available through TPT Easel, which can be assigned directly to Google Classroom or shared with your students via a link!
What other teachers are saying about this resource:
“Great resource”
Great Resource for showing the differences in Federal and Confederal systems of government!
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Great resource to supplement learning! Also great for sub plans.
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Great for sub plans! Just what I needed!
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— Kinti C.
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