We started last week talking about the purpose of government, and John Locke and Thomas Hobbes' theories on government. This week we reviewed what we learned last week, and will begin talking about different types of government. Students will take a quiz on the purpose of government on Tuesday, March 28th.

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Essential Question:

What principles guide different types of government?

Define essential political terms
Explain the difference between unitary, confederate, and federal systems of government
Differentiate between monarchy and democracy

USG 1.3: Evaluate the role and relationship of the citizen to government in democratic, republican, authoritarian, and totalitarian systems

USG 1.6: Evaluate the organization of government in confederal, federal, and unitary systems