Forms of Government

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Types of Government

Watch the PowerPoint and fill out the following chart to compare and contrast several forms of government, and to evaluate them.

What is the form of government?	Who is in control?	How much control do they have?	Rank these types of government from most desirable to least desirable: 1-8.
anarchy	no one	none
democracy	the people (demos)	Their control is limited if they consider  the rights of others.
republic	The people turn over part of  their power to representatives that they choose.	Representatives' power is limited because the people can vote them out.
Authoritarianism  the governing power is used without the consent of the people being governed
oligarchy	a committee or other elite group rule	potentially unlimited Commmunism and socialism are often ruled by an oligarchy. There is also a theory that all democracies eventually end up ruled by an oligarchy.
communism	The government owns everything .	potentially unlimited
socialism	The government does not own everything, but they do  control all businesses and finances.	somewhat limited but could include vast control
fascism	A dictator rules and everyone must obey the dictator.	unlimited
monarchy	An emperor, king, or queen—holds power for life.	unlimited

English 7, Dorsey,  The Giver. Distopian Fiction 

Then there are combinations:  
For example:
-- Democratic Republic
-- Constitutional Monarchy 
-- Socialist Republic (though the reality may not match the label!)

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Self-Starter:  Prepare for spelling test and, if time, read your book-of-the-month club book.

1. Spelling Test on "extra-" and the words that go with it.  
   
    Prefix to study:   extra- which means beyond or outside
   Words to learn for the spelling test:
   1.    extraterrestrial
   2.    extraordinary
   3.    extravagant
   4.    extrovert                                   
   You are responsible for learning the prefix and the spelling words.
   
   
   Extra Credit:  Learn the underlined parts:
   terra: earth, so extraterrestrial means beyond or outside earth
   ordinem: "order." extra ordinem = "out of order," especially the usual order, so extraordinary means beyond or outside the usual order
   extravagant: vagārī “to wander,” so extravagant means to wander beyond or outside
   vert: turn, so extrovert means to turn beyond or outside
   Just so you know, an extrovert is someone who is turned outside of themselves.
   An introvert is someone who is turned inward. 
   An extrovert is outgoing, and an introvert is shy. 
   

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   Our next spelling test:
   

   Vocabulary/Spelling #4              Test on December 9, 2011

   Suffix to study:   -ate which means cause, make, operate upon (This suffix makes verbs.)
   Words to learn for the spelling test:
   1.    separate
   2.    create (on state list)
   3.    segregate
   4.    dominate
   No retakes will be available, so study the words and word parts sets as they come. 

   Extra credit for spelling #4 -ate      Learn the underlined portions below:

   1. The se- in separate means "apart."     So separate means to cause to be apart.

   2. The crea- in create means "to make."  So create means cause or operate on to make.

   3.  The "greg" in segregate means "flock."   So segregate means cause to be apart from the flock.

   4.  The "domin" in dominate means "master or control."   So dominate means operate on as (or to) master or control.

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2.  Finish PowerPoint about governments and taking notes.   Learn about types of Governments
   PowerPoint and worksheet   Types of Governments.ppt        FormsofGovernment.doc

 3.   Read chapters 7 and at least part of 8 from The Giver. 

4.   The Ceremony of Twelve. 

Reminders: 
Parent-Teacher Conference today
Book Fair today
Book-of-the-Month Assessment on December 9

You can use this worksheet to make up points when you misspell one of our seventh grade commonly confused words and lose points on an assignment (such as the paragraph post-test):  Commonly Confused Word Make-Up.doc