Civics Task Cards: Types and Systems of Government Review

If you’re reviewing Types of Government and Systems of Government in your middle school Civics or American Government classroom, thiss Civics Task Cards: Types & Systems of Government Review set will make your life so much easier! This set of 32 Task Cards quiz students on vocabulary and key concepts related to Forms & Systems of Government, and include definitions, multiple choice questions, analogies, scenarios to interpret, and pictures to analyze! Perfect for middle and high school students in Civics, American Government, and American History!

These task cards are numbered and come with an Answer Key and a two-sided Student Response worksheet so students can log their answers.

This resource also includes a digital version in the form of a TPT Easel Assessment! Assign directly to your Google Classroom, or generate a link to share with your students through email or your school’s LMS.

This set of 32 task cards includes:

✯ 16 Types / Forms of Government Task Cards

• Aligned to Florida State Standard for 7th Grade Civics: SS.7.CG.3.1 Forms of Government
• 16 cards covering the topics of Autocracy, Monarchy (Constitutional & Absolute), Dictatorships, Oligarchy, Theocracy, Democracy (Direct & Representative), and Anarchy
• Cards review vocabulary and key concepts
• Include definitions, multiple choice, an analogy, scenarios, and picture analysis!

Questions include:

• In this type of democracy, the people vote on every issue. (Direct Democracy)
• In Congress, elected Senators from each state vote on key issues. Is this an example of a direct democracy or a representative democracy? (Representative)
• King Louis XIV of France had total control over his dominion. Everyone had to do what he said. What type of monarchy was this an example of? (Absolute Monarchy)
• A group of people are shipwrecked on a deserted island. They decide they will follow no rules and have no official form of government. What is this an example of? (Anarchy)

✯ 12 Systems of Government Task Cards

• Aligned to Florida State Standard for 7th Grade Civics: SS.7.CG.3.2 Systems of Government.
• 12 cards covering Unitary, Confederal, and Federal systems
• Cards review vocabulary and key concepts
• Include definitions, multiple choice, scenarios, and picture analysis

Questions include:

• What are the three systems of government? (Unitary, Confederal, Federal)
• The United States has a central national government that governs in conjunction with individual state governments. Is this an example of a confederal, federal, or unitary system? (Federal)
• Who shares power with the central government in a federal system? (State governments)
• Where does the power lie in a unitary government? (Central government)

✯ 4 Presidential & Parliamentary System Task Cards

• Aligned to Florida State Standard for 7th Grade Civics: SS.7.CG.3.2 Systems of Government.
• 4 cards covering Presidential and Parliamentary systems

Questions include:

• Which branch of government is in charge in a Presidential system? (Executive)
• Is Great Britain an example of a parliamentary or presidential system? (Parliamentary)

Use these task cards to review for your Unit Test, Quarter Exam, or End of Course Exam! You can give students a few task cards depending on what they need to review, set up cards in different stations for the kids to work on as a group, or play a class-wide game of Scoot! (Instructions for Scoot! included.)

The non-editable, printable PDF comes with 2 versions of the task cards: a Color option with a green background, and an ink-saving Black & White set. I’ve also included an Answer Key and an optional 2-sided Student Response worksheet for students to log their answers. The digital version comes as a self-grading TPT Easel Assessment!

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