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1 (Part 2) Forms of Government Assignment

Part I Directions: Label each description with a form of government from the word bank that matches.

Word Bank

Socialism
Communism

Description Form of Government

1. …production should be owned or Communism
regulated by the community as a
whole
2. …organization in which the Socialism
government owns the means of
production and evenly distributes
the wealth to the people
3. We have seized control of the “means Communism
of production” for the working people!!
4. Our country provides free health care Socialism
and education for its people

Part II Directions: Answer the following two (2) questions using the CER method described below.

(C) CLAIM: What do you claim is the correct answer to the question? 
 
"I CLAIM that ___ is the correct answer." 
 
(E) EVIDENCE: What evidence can you provide to support your claim? These are key words or details from the
question or answer choices. 
 
"The EVIDENCE I have is ______________." 
 
(R) REASONING: What reasoning are you going to provide to support that the claim and evidence is accurate? Explain
why it is the correct answer using the evidence to back it up. You can explain how you used process of elimination as
well. Your answer must be at least 4 sentences. 
 
"The REASON that this evidence supports the answer is:" 
 1. Kayla sat in the meeting hall and listened to the different candidates for her state's open Senate
seat. The candidates debated about their positions on issues. When Election Day came along,
she voted for the candidate she thought would best serve her community’s interests. What form
of government does Kayla have?

a. Direct Democracy
b. Representative Democracy
c. Oligarchy
d. Monarchy

I CLAIM that B is the correct answer.

The EVIDENCE that I recognize is:

“The different candidates” and “voted”

The REASON why this evidence supports my answer is because:

When a citizen votes for a candidate it means they want someone to represent them in government
which is representative democracy.
 2. The image below includes a statement influenced by an 1848 book.

What modern political action could be influenced by the statement?

a. A communist country invades a democratic country

b. A representative democracy amends its constitution
c. A queen speaks before Parliament to officially open Parliament
d. A dictator orders an invasion of a neighboring country

I CLAIM that A is the correct answer.

The EVIDENCE that I recognize is:

“workers” and “unite”

The REASON why this evidence supports my answer is because:

Communism is a form a government to unite everyone in the country to make them equal.