Government Hierarchy
Anticipatory Set (15 min)
The instructor
will write a question on the board that states “Is it important to have State
governments? Why?” The instructor will tell the students
to take 2 minutes and think about their answer(s). The instructor will ask the students to
provide answers and the instructor will write them on the board.
Direct Instruction
(10 min)
The instructor will briefly discuss the role of federal,
state and local governments. The
instructor will ask the students to answer the following:
- Which type of government is best for the following: (Explain why)
o
Building infrastructure
o
Education
o
Healthcare
o
Maintaining infrastructure
o
Poverty and disadvantaged
o
Defense
o
Emergency services
o
Environmental protection
Modeling (5 min)
The instructor
will provide an answer for one of the government issues.
Guided Practice (20 min)
Working
independently, the students will answer the question for each issue and
determine which government type works best.
Checks for Understanding (20 min)
The instructor
will poll the class and write the answers on the board to which government type
is best for each issue.
Independent Study (80 min)
The
students/groups will establish a government hierarchy and determine which type
of government will be responsible for each issue their new country will
face. The government must address each issue
posed by the teacher and may add other areas if deemed necessary. Each student/group must explain why each
issue is handled by the specific hierarchy they chose.
Checks for Understanding (30 min)
The instructor
will review the completed government hierarchy of each country and provide
individual feedback to the students/groups to make any possible changes or
additions.