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Forms of Government – Flashcards and Sorting Activity

In Civics & Government History Social Studies

PDF | 4 pages|Grades: 5 - 6

A set of flashcards for students to review the various forms of government and sort them into categories.

With this activity, students will learn about the various types of government, including:

monarchy
anarchy
democracy
theocracy
fascism
dictatorship
totalitarianism
oligarchy
tyranny
aristocracy.

Students then sort these governments into the categories of rule by one, rule by few, and rule by many.

Australian

Australian Curriculum alignment

ACHASSK143
The key institutions of Australia's democratic system of government and how it is based on the Westminster system
In Humanities and Social Sciences HASS Year 6 Knowledge and Understanding Civics and citizenship

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