Purpose and Form of Government (1.2) Vocabulary Day 2

Engage:

• Use white board markers to draw a picture of what the word social studies means to you.
• Observe pictures drawn by other students, see if you can see how that picture represents social studies. 

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. 

1. democracy
2. unitary
3. parliamentary
4. federal
5. authoritarian
6. direct democracy
7. executive
8. confederate
9. authority
10. preamble
11. sovereign
12. oligarchy
13. legislative
14. state
15. government
16. dictatorship
17. executive branch
18. public policy
19. representative democracy
20. presidential
21. totalitarian
22. monarchy