Types of Government Webquest.docx



NAME_________________________________DATE____________________BLOCK________GOVERNMENT: types of government webquestUse the following websites to find the answers to the research questions below. You must answer the questions for at least three nations. Each nation must have different forms and types of government. For example the United States and the United Kingdom are both representative democracy but the U.S. has a presidential system and the U.K. has a parliamentary system, while the U.S. and Mexico are both representative democracies and presidential systems. At least one of your chosen countries must have a mixed economy or a market economy and at least one should have a command economy.History Comparing Governments and Economies Term Flash Cards to help with definitions and paring Government - notes on types of governmentsCompare World Governments - Break down of 198 world governmentsCIA World Fact Book - Guide to country comparisonComparing Economic System - Comparing capitalism, communism, and socialismComparative Economic Systems - Comparing market and command economyNATION 1:____________________________________________________1. What is the name of the country and where is it located?2. What type of government does it have (i.e. oligarchy, republic)?3. What form of government does it have (i.e. presidential, parliamentary, totalitarian)?4. How is the power distributed to its leaders (who holds the power, legislative, executive, king)?5. How is the power distributed to its territories (unitary, federalism, confederation)?6. What unique cultural or historical characteristic of the government (i.e. influence of the British Empire)?7. What type of economic system does this county have?NATION 2:____________________________________________________1. What is the name of the country and where is it located?2. What type of government does it have (i.e. oligarchy, republic)?3. What form of government does it have (i.e. presidential, parliamentary, totalitarian)?4. How is the power distributed to its leaders (who holds the power, legislative, executive, king)?5. How is the power distributed to its territories (unitary, federalism, confederation)?6. What unique cultural or historical characteristic of the government (i.e. influence of the British Empire)?7. What type of economic system does this county have?NATION 3:____________________________________________________1. What is the name of the country and where is it located?2. What type of government does it have (i.e. oligarchy, republic)?3. What form of government does it have (i.e. presidential, parliamentary, totalitarian)?4. How is the power distributed to its leaders (who holds the power, legislative, executive, king)?5. How is the power distributed to its territories (unitary, federalism, confederation)?6. What unique cultural or historical characteristic of the government (i.e. influence of the British Empire)?7. What type of economic system does this county have? ................
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