Types of Government |Year 5 HASS Australian Government Citizenship and Civics

Explore democracy, monarchy and dictatorship with this Year 5 HASS Civics and Citizenship resource. This Australian government unit focuses on three types of government, their features and the impact they have on citizens. It includes information sheets, a range of activities and an assessment task.

The three mini-units are:

✫ Types of Government

✫ Features of Australian Democracy

✫ Why is it Important to Vote?

This resource includes:

✫ Teacher Notes

✫ Cover Page

✫ Brainstorming Activity

✫ 2 General Note Taking Sheets

✫ Information Sheet on Democracy (in black and white and colour)

✫ Note Taking Sheet for Democracy

✫ Questions about Democracy (in worksheet and interactive notebook format)

✫ Organising Statements Activity (in single black and white format and colour small group/whole class format)

✫ Information Sheet on Monarchy (in black and white and colour)

✫ Note Taking Sheet for Monarchy

✫ Questions about Monarchy (in worksheet and interactive notebook format)

✫ 5 Things You May Note Know About Monarchy Activity

✫ Information Sheet on Dictatorship (in black and white and colour)

✫ Note Taking Sheet for Dictatorship

✫ Questions about Dictatorship (in worksheet and interactive notebook format)

✫ Difficulties in Dictatorships Drawing Visual Representations Activity (two versions)

✫ Pamphlet of Three Types of Government

✫ Quick Check

✫ Letters from . . . (2 different sizes)

✫ A Letter from Activity (in single and group/whole class formats)

✫ Research Task

✫ Feature Sort (in single and group/whole class formats)

✫ Flip Book

✫ Assessment Task

✫ Answer Keys, Sample Responses and Making Rubric

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• This mini unit is also part of a mini-unit bundle - Australian Democracy - Key Features
• This mini unit is also part of a complete bundle - Australian Democracy - Key Features
• This resource is also available as part of the Year 5 Australian Civics and Citizenship Mini-Unit Bundle
• This resource is also available as part of the Year 5 Australian Civics and Citizenship Complete Bundle

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This mini unit is written to suit the Australian Curriculum and is written for Australian students. Most elements will work for other parts of the world, but check the preview to see if it will work for you

This resource contains Australian spelling in A4 format. It is a PDF file, 64 pages long.

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There's more fabulous Galarious Goods resources available including:

⭐ Australian Democracy Features (Year 5 HASS)

⭐ Australian Electoral System (Year 5 HASS)

⭐ Creating and Enforcing Laws (Year 5 HASS)

⭐ Resolving Differences (Year 5 HASS)

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