Name: ______________________________!

Mod: ________
Date: _______________________________!

Take out your notes from previous classes and your textbook to help you complete the following
scavenger hunt.
All students completing the activity will receive a homework pass for a missing HW assignment.
Part 1: Key Terms

direct democracy! ! absolute monarchy! ! oligarchy ! representative democracy

! totalitarian dictatorship ! ! authoritarian government! ! democracies

Often times we can think of certain types of governments as good and bad for the people. Take the
terms above and organize them based on whether or not they are good or bad for the people.

GOOD (3) BAD (4)

Why did you put the words you did in the GOOD box? What makes these types of government good
for people? Look at your notes and read in your book for answers. Respond in 4 sentences.

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Why did you put the words you did in the BAD box? What makes these types of government bad for
people? Look at your notes and read in your book for answers. Respond in 4 sentences.

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 Answer the following questions to help you with our next activity.

1. How many people are usually in charge of Authoritarian Governments?

2. How many people could be in charge of a Democracy?

3. What do people have in a democracy that they donʼt have in an Authoritarian

Government?

4. Who has the power in an Authoritarian Government? How do they maintain power?

5. Who has the power in a Democracy? How do they maintain power?

Think about what you just wrote. Use that information to compare and contrast the good and bad
types of government.

! ! GOOD" " " " " " " " BAD