Description
Your students will love learning about the different types of government with this engaging, no prep Social Studies Activity Packet! Your 6th grade students will love the fun activities, and you will love that it’s standards-based! The best part is that NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE is needed because a reading passage and reference sheets are included!
Included:
- Reading Activity with Prompts (Leveled for 6th Grade)
- Sorting Traits into either Presidential or Parliamentary
- Identifying Nations as either Presidential or Parliamentary
- Identifying where Citizens are from based on scenarios of their participation in government
- Vocabulary Word Puzzle
- Identify traits of specific nations’ government
- Reference Sheet A (Notes over Autocratic v. Democratic and Presidential v. Parliamentary
- Reference Sheet B (Notes labeling each nation’s type of government)
- Reference Sheet C (Notes giving a description of each nation’s government)
- All Answer Keys
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Standards Covered
Standards Covered:
SS6CG1 Compare and contrast various forms of government.
a. Explain citizen participation in autocratic, and democratic governments. [i.e. the role of citizens in choosing the leaders of Mexico (presidential democracy), Cuba (autocratic), and Brazil (presidential democracy)].
b. Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential.
SS6CG2 Explain citizen participation in the Canadian government.
a. Explain the role of citizens in choosing the leader of Canada (parliamentary democracy).
SS6CG3 Compare and contrast various forms of government.
a. Explain citizen participation in autocratic and democratic governments. [i.e., role of citizens in choosing the leaders of the United Kingdom (parliamentary democracy), Germany (parliamentary democracy), and Russia (presidential democracy)].
b. Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential.
SS6CG4 Explain forms of citizen participation in government.
a. Explain citizen participation in democratic governments [i.e. the role of citizens in choosing the leaders of Australia (parliamentary democracy)].
This resource aligns with Georgia Standards of Excellence, but can supplement many states’ standards.
Click here to view the full Georgia Standards of Excellence.
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