Channel 4 Learning


Lesson Plan //
Politics - Who Rules

Political Systems

Aims

  • To understand that there are differences in the ways countries are run
  • To understand that the differences between the ways countries are run are related to political systems

Objectives:

  • To distinguish between the main political systems
  • To compare the different political systems
  • To understand that rights are often linked to political systems

Keywords:

  • dictatorship
  • military dictatorship
  • theocracy
  • absolute monarchy
  • democracy
  • direct democracy
  • representative democracy

Resources:

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