Purpose and Form of Government (1.2) Day 1

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Essential Questions:

• What is the purpose of government?
• What are the different kinds of government?
• What are the characteristics of different kinds of government?

Explore:

• Take Me To Your Leader (2) Read the passage  
• A Social Contract (3) Read the passage and do Hobbes vs. Locke: Venn Diagram worksheet.
• The American Experiment (4) Read the passage.
• What Is the Purpose? (5) Read the passage. Watch the videos. Do the Preamble Matching activity. 
• Defining a Government (6) Read the passage and do Forms of Government: Main Idea Web worksheet.

Explain:

1. Write the definitions of the vocabulary words (those in blue with links to explanation page) using your own words. Do not copy the definitions. 
2. Draw a picture of the vocabulary word. 
3. Use the vocabulary word in a sentence that shows understanding of the content you are learning.