Forms of Government
Historical Thinking Skills
Mr A
Historical Thinking Skills 2
Forms of Government 2
100

What are some of the key features of an autocratic government? (One bullet point works)

  • One ruler holds absolute power

  • Citizens have little or no say

  • Decisions made without input

100

EVIDENCE is...

Information used to prove and support a conclusion/argument/answer

100

Where did Mr A go this past weekend? (NOT Tuesday)

Yosemite

100

ARTIFACT is...

Human-made object from the past

100

What limits the monarch's (king/queen) power in a constitutional monarchy?

A Constitution or a set of laws

200

Describe the key features of anarchy. (must list two)

  • No government or laws

  • Leads to disorder and lack of protection

200

What are the two main types of evidence?

Primary and Secondary

200

What does Mr A do outside of be a teacher?

Mariachi

200

What is Corroboration?

Using multiple sources to make a argument

200

Absolute Monarchy has ____ power.

Absolute OR Total

300

Oligarchy is when 

A) 1 person rules

B) 2 people rule

C) A small amount of people rule

D) Everybody rules

C) A small amount of people rule

300

The following is an example of a _____ source.

An magazine interview of a world famous expert who talks about world war 2 80 years after it happened.

Secondary

300

Mr A has a dog. Her name is...

Eli

300

The following is an example of a _____ source. 

An old 1942 rifle with the name "TOMMY BOY" scratched onto it.

Primary

300

What are the two types of democracy?

Representative Democracy and Direct Democracy

400

How can you remember what Auto in the term "Autocratic" means ? I gave you two ways.

It can be remembered as "One" AND "Self"

400

What is Context?

Imagine the Setting / I'll check for answers

400

Mr A  usually wears the same shoes everyday. The shoes are... ( I am not wearing them today. Or am I?)

Dirty white Air Forces

400

Reliability =

Trustworthiness / Trustworthy

400

What are the two types of REPRESENTATIVE Democracies?

Presidential and Parliamentary

500

Name ONE modern absolute monarchy mentioned in the slides.

Saudia Arabia 

Vatican City

United Arab Emirates

500

DAILY DOUBLE: Who killed MICHELLE at the party?

Serena

500

Whenever Mr A says "How are you?" when students enter the class, they usually reply with "good". What does Mr A say AFTER the student response? (If I see nobody gets this, I am not revealing the answer)

Fantastic!

500

If Mr A was to look at a primary source that talks about World War 2 written from the perspective of a women who nursed soldiers, what would be a crucial point of view to acknowledge?

A) She is a woman

B) She does not know how to tie her shoes

C) She is a blonde

D) She comes from Alaska

A) She is a woman

500

Name ONE modern constitutional monarchy mentioned in the slides.

  • Japan

  • Thailand

  • Sweden

  • Spain

  • UK