SS.7.C.3.2 - Systems of Government
Reporting Category 1: Origins and Purposes of Law and Government
Reporting Category 1: General
Enlightenment Ideas: SS.7.C.1.1
Impact of Key Documents: SS.7.C.1.2
English Policies: SS.7.C.1.3
Declaration of Independence: SS.7.C.1.4
Articles of Confederation: SS.7.C.1.5
Preamble of the Constitution: SS.7.C.1.6
Separation of Powers and Checks & Balances: SS.7.C.1.7
Federalists and Anti-Federalists: SS.7.C.1.8
Rule of Law: SS.7.C.1.9
Sources & Types of Laws: SS.7.C.3.10
Reporting Category 2: Roles, Rights, and Responsibilities of Citizens
Reporting Category 2: General
Citizenship: SS.7.C.2.1
Obligations of Citizens: SS.7.C.2.2
Bill of Rights & Other Amendments: SS.7.C.2.4
Constitutional Safeguards & Limits: SS.7.C.2.5
Constitutional Rights: SS.7.C.3.6
13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, & 26th Amendments: SS.7.C.3.7
Landmark Supreme Court Cases: SS.7.C.3.12
Reporting Category 3: Government Policies and Political Processes
Reporting Category 3: General
Political Parties: SS.7.C.2.8
Qualifications for Political Office: SS.7.C.2.9
Monitoring & Influencing Government: SS.7.C.2.10
Media & Political Communications: SS.7.C.2.11
Public Policy: SS.7.C.2.12
Multiple Perspectives: SS.7.C.2.13
U.S. Domestic & Foreign Policy: SS.7.C.4.1
Participation in International Organizations: SS.7.C.4.2
U.S. & International Conflicts: SS.7.C.4.3
Reporting Category 4: Organization and Function of Government
Reporting Category 4: General
Forms of Government: SS.7.C.3.1
Systems of Government: SS.7.C.3.2
Three Branches of Government: SS.7.C.3.3
Federalism: SS.7.C.3.4
Amendment Process: SS.7.C.3.5
Structure, Function, & Processes of Government: SS.7.C.3.8
Court System: SS.7.C.3.11
United States & Florida Constitutions: SS.7.C.3.13
Government Obligations & Services: SS.7.C.3.14
What You Need to Know:
Student Review Reading for SS.7.C.3.2
Compare parliamentary, federal, confederal, and unitary systems of government.
Overview:
Benchmark Clarifications:
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Students will define parliamentary, federal, confederal, and unitary systems of government. Read more!
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Students will compare the organizational structures of systems of government. Read more!
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Students will recognize examples of these systems of government. Read more!
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Students will analyze scenarios describing various systems of government. Read more!
Example One (Low Complexity)
Which government system gives states the most power?
A. confederal
B. federal
C. parliamentary
D. unitary
Example Two (Moderate Complexity)
The table below shows a comparison of two different systems of government.
Which information completes the table?
A. power shared/power delegated
B. rule by a democracy/rule by a monarchy
C. role of government expanded/role of government limited
D. power divided among the branches/power held by one branch
Example Three (High Complexity)
The newspaper headline below described a historical event.
What long term impact does this headline reflect?
A. protection of equal property rights
B. expansion of the right to privacy
C. protection of due process rights
D. expansion of the right to vote
C.3.2 - Vocabulary
FLDOE Civics Tutorials
Discovery Education
- Confederal Government (total length 2:54) from Social Studies Video Vocab: Primary: Volume 01
- Distribution of Power in the Federal Government, Skill Builder
- Federal Government (total length 3:01) from Social Studies Video Vocab: Primary: Volume 01
- Parliamentary Government (total length 2:03) from Social Studies Video Vocab: Primary: Volume 02
- Unitary Government (total length 2:14) from Social Studies Video Vocab: Primary: Volume 02
Civics on Demand
Additional Resources