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- 1. Guided Reading NAME _____________________________________________ CLASS ________________ DATE_____________ Americans, Citizenship, and Governments netw rks Lesson 4 Forms of Government ESSENTIAL QUESTION • Why do people create, structure, and change governments? The Importance of Government 1. Identifying As you read, complete the graphic organizer to show the ways in which governments keep order and provide security for their citizens. Government Provides Order and Security 2. Listing As you read, create a “to-do” list for governments. On the list, note the services that governments provide. Government Services ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 13 Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.
- 2. Guided Reading NAME _____________________________________________ CLASS ________________ DATE_____________ Americans, Citizenship, and Governments netw rks NAME _____________________________________________ CLASS ________________ DATE_____________ 3. Explaining One way governments guide the community is through public policy. As you read, complete the chart defining public policy and giving examples of the goals governments reach through good public policy. Public Policy Definition Goals 4. Describing On the lines below, name other ways, besides through public policy, that governments guide the community. Governments guide the community by _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ 5. Organizing As you read, complete the graphic organizer on our federal system of government. Use the space beneath each heading to take notes on the powers of the national government, state governments, and local governments. Federal System of Government National Government State Governments Local Governments 14 Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.
- 3. Guided Reading NAME _____________________________________________ CLASS ________________ DATE_____________ Americans, Citizenship, and Governments netw rks NAME _____________________________________________ CLASS ________________ DATE_____________ The Types of Government 6. Defining As you read about democratic governments, complete the following sentences. The ceremonial ruler of a inherits his or her position, but elected officials run the government. The power of most modern monarchs is limited by the country’s and . True have free, fair, and competitive elections. In the United States, citizens form that compete for power under the principle of . 7. Generalizing As you read, complete the web diagram by providing details about authoritarian regimes. Waterways Authoritarian Regimes 15 Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.
- 4. Guided Reading NAME _____________________________________________ CLASS ________________ DATE_____________ Americans, Citizenship, and Governments netw rks NAME _____________________________________________ CLASS ________________ DATE_____________ 8. Summarizing As you read, use the graphic organizer to describe how decision-making powers are structured in each of these systems of government. Systems of Government Federal Confederal Unitary 16 Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.