Types of Government: Understanding, Analysis, and Evaluation

This assignment will help you understand the different types of government by answering questions, and then use Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) to analyze which type of government you think would be most successful or most likely to fail. Use the information from the provided gallery walk posters to support your answers.

Answer the following multiple-choice questions about the different types of government. Choose the best answer for each question.

Which type of government is characterized by rule by a single leader who has not been elected and may use force to keep control?

In which type of government do people own their own businesses and property, and must buy services for private use?

Which government type is led by representatives of the voters, each chosen for a set period of time?

Which government type is described as having a balance of power between a monarch as a figurehead and an elected parliament?

In which type of government does the government own all businesses and farms and provide healthcare, education, and welfare?

Which type of government is most likely to have decisions made rapidly by an elite group for their own interests?

Which government type is based on religious ideas or direct agents of a deity?

Which of the following is an advantage of democracy?

Which type of government is described as prioritizing the welfare of the country and characterized by fervent patriotism?

Which government system is described as having peasants and vassals serve a powerful lord who protects them and takes care of their economic needs?

Use Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) to answer the following question. Your response should be at least one paragraph and use information from the posters.

Which type of government do you think would be most likely to succeed and last for 500 years? State your claim, provide evidence from the posters, and explain your reasoning.

Use Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) to answer the following question. Your response should be at least one paragraph and use information from the posters.

Which type of government do you think would be most likely to fail and not last 100 years? State your claim, provide evidence from the posters, and explain your reasoning.