Limited and Unlimited Governments
Objectives:
- Describe the characteristics of limited (democratic) and unlimited (authoritarian) governments.
- Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of limited and unlimited governments.
- Explain how governments with written constitutions are not necessarily constitutional governments, which follow the rule of law, such as the Peoples Republic of China and North Korea.
Limited and Unlimited Government Warmup
Limited and Unlimited Government Notes |
Limited and Unlimited Government Activities:
Draw or create digitally a poster that shows the most important rules for your authoritarian government. Make sure your rules restrict the rights and freedom of the people living in your authoritarian state. Include at least 5 different strict rules an authoritarian government would have.
Limited and Unlimited Government Resources
Where would each government be plotted on this line?
Key Vocabulary
- Oligarchy
- Authoritarian
- Totalitarian
- Absolute Monarch
- Dictatorship
- Limited Government
- Absolute Power
- Unlimited Government
