US Government Assignment Guide and Key Points
Chapter 15 "Governments of the World"
Lesson 1 "Governments of Western Europe"
Turn to page322-323 look at the picture on those pages read about it and the short introduction to Chapter 15
Scan Pages 324-326; focus on the blue boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Scan Pages 324-326 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.
Read Pages 324-326 (take notes of important ideas)
Do you know the answers to the questions on page 326? (See Key Points below for help)
Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)
Take the quiz on Lesson 1 "Governments of Western Europe" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.
Lesson 1 Key Points
Vocabulary Terms
Prime minister - the chief executive in some countries.
Constitutional monarchy - A government run by a constitution and with a royal family.
Common law - A group of laws based on customs or tradition.
Section Review Answers
Did you learn these Objectives?
Are you able to
Lesson 2 "Russia and Eastern European Countries"
Scan Pages 327-329; focus on the blue boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Scan Pages 327-329 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.
Read Pages 327-329 (take notes of important ideas)
Do you know the answers to the questions on page 329? (See Key Points below for help)
Take the quiz on Lesson 2 "Russia and Eastern European Countries" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 2 Key Points
Commonwealth - A political group of people, states, or nations.
Bloc - Nations joined together.
Can you
Lesson 3 "Governments of Asia"
Scan Pages 330-334; focus on the blue boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Scan Pages 330-334 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.
Read Pages 330-334 (take notes of important ideas)
Do you know the answers to the questions on page 334? (See Key Points below for help)
Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "Governments of Asia" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 3 Key Points
Parliamentary - a government in which the legislature has the power.
Industrialize - to develop large industries in a country.
Lesson 4 "Governments of Mexico and Canada"
Scan Pages 335-338; focus on the blue boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Scan Pages 335-338 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.
Read Pages 335-338 (take notes of important ideas)
Do you know the answers to the questions on page 338? (See Key Points below for help)
Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Governments of Mexico and Canada" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 4 Key Points
Federal republic - a government in which the power is given to citizens who vote for government officials.
Corruption - to cause someone to do wrong; evil actions.
Lesson 5 "Central and South America and the Caribbean"
Scan Pages 339-344; focus on the blue boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Scan Pages 339-344 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.
Read Pages 339-344 (take notes of important ideas)
Do you know the answers to the questions on page 344? (See Key Points below for help)
Take the quiz on Lesson 5 "Central and South America and the Caribbean" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 5 Key Points
Constitutional republic - A government which has a constitution and in which people vote for officials.
Canal - A waterway for ships dug across land.
Rain forest - a very dense or heavily wooded forest in a hot region where much rain falls throughout the year.
Blockade - blocking a place by military means to control who or what goes in or out of it.
Lesson 6 "Governments of the Middle East"
Scan Pages 345-348; focus on the blue boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Scan Pages 345-348 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.
Scan for an read the short articles and questions in the olive/orange/brown/blue boxes that you find on Pages 345-348.
Read Pages 345-348 (take notes of important ideas)
Do you know the answers to the questions on page 348? (See Key Points below for help)
Take the quiz on Lesson 6 "Governments of the Middle East" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 6 Key Points
Theocracy - a government led by religious leaders.
Taliban - the group that took control of Afghanistan.
Al Qaeda - A terrorist group involved in the September 11 attack.
Lesson 7 "Governments of Africa"
Scan Pages 349-353; focus on the blue boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Scan Pages 349-353 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.
Scan for an read the short articles and questions in the olive/orange/brown/blue boxes that you find on Pages 349-353.
Read Pages 349-352 (take notes of important ideas)
Do you know the answers to the questions on page 353? (See Key Points below for help)
Take the quiz on Lesson 7"Governments of Africa" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 7 Key Points
Colonize - to send people to set up a new settlement in a different country.
Apartheid - Separation of people of different races practiced in Africa.
AIDES - A disease that kills many people especially in Africa.
Preparing for Chapter 15 Test
Turn to Page 354 and read the article "Sea Island Summit 2004".
Turn to Page 355 and read the Chapter 15 summary.
On page 356-357 you will find the Chapter 15 review, complete the review.
Check your answers with those in the Key Points.
Take the Chapter 15 Test "Governments of the World"
Review the answers then print the results for your records.
Chapter 15 Review answers