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8. Rules and Laws In Different Forms of Government

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8. Rules and Laws In Different Forms of Government

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** Challenging - describes the three major forms of government and how individual rights are treated.

https://bcps.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/25126834-0981-4BB9-9FBE-4EF483B30919

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9. How do Citizens Help Make Laws in a Democracy? 

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9. How do Citizens Help Make Laws in a Democracy? 

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Explains how citizens in a democracy contribute to the law-making process. https://bcps.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/A1C8EC8A-A6FC-4AC2-AF49-E974C7A46BDA

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Explains how laws keep citizens safe in a community.

https://bcps.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/1063E174-A1A4-4BD4-BC70-FE3E8C43661A

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Are your ready? Review both organizers and proceed to the assessment here.

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Unit 1 - Lesson 5 - Student Version- Assessment and Scoring Tool

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Explains why we need rules and what laws are. Gives examples.

America at its Best: The American Government: Creating the Government, A Constitution https://bcps.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/9628799B-9FB2-4334-8E19-9D619774DB89

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In the previous lesson, you learned about some different kinds of government in the world.

If you need to do more research, open your organizer and then click here to access the Padlet "Forms of Government" http://padlet.com/kcave92/Forms_of_Government

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Today, you will review three of the major forms of government and examine the reasons that people of every culture have made rules and laws. You will then complete a prompt comparing forms of government and choosing which is the most fair to citizens.

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Compare your notes to this graphic. Add information, if needed. Notice that each form of government is represented by one of the countries you have studied: China, Japan, and India.

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Defines the word "democracy" and and illustrates how a family makes decisions democratically.

Segment 6: America is a Democracy

https://bcps.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/ED1A086D-AB00-46A7-8A34-94434120B647

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Download here. You can save and type in the electronic version, or print and write, instead.

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Organizer - Student Resource - Rules and Laws

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1. Open and save the organizer "Rules and Laws." Make sure to include your name!

2. This Padlet contains items that should be accessed in order. Follow the numbers. (The total video-viewing time is approximately 10 minutes.)

3. Add notes about what you are learning to the organizer as you go.

4.Complete the Formative Assessment: Forms of Government. You can preview it below.