Goverment Guide

GUIDED READING ACTIVITY 1-1

DIRECTIONS. Use the information in your textbook to name the essential features of a state and to write a short description of each feature.
THE STATE: ESSENTIALFEATURES AS EXEMPLIFIED IN THE UNITED STATES |

DIRECTIONS. Use the information in your textbook to complete the diagram.

THE PURPOSES AND EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENT |

DIRECTIONS. Use yourtextbook to complete the diagram illustrating the purposes and characteristics of a nation’s constitution.
PURPOSES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF A CONSTITUTION |

TYPES OF CONSTITUTIONS
Written ExamplesUnwritten ExamplesCHARACTERISTICS

Statement of Goals Highest Law
Frameworkfor
Government
What it does Preamble What it does

Examples from the U.S. PreambleDIRECTIONS. Complete the chart of the three major kinds of nations in today’s world.INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS | NEWLY INDUSTRIALIZATION NATIONS | DEVELOPING NATIONS |
CHARACTERISTICS | CHARACTERISTICS | CHARACTERISTICS |
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HOW THEY ARE INDEPENDENT |HOW THEY ARE INDEPENDENT | HOW THEY ARE INDEPENDENT |
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DIRECTIONS. Use the information in your textbook to complete the diagram of the three...