Who's the boss around here?

Who's the boss around here?

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Unit 21

Who's the boss around here?

Apostila - p. 04

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1. What political systems do you know?

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2. If you were the leader of your country, what would you do?

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Connections

Apostila - p. 05

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Question 1

Match the following political systems with their corresponding definition.

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Multiple Choice

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A monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government.

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Constitutional monarchy

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Communist state

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Republic

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Multiple Choice

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Public ownership and communal control of the major means of production. Education, health care, and welfare are provided for the people.

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Constitutional monarchy

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Communist state

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Republic

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Multiple Choice

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Ruled by representative of the citizen body. The power retained by these representatives is limited by law.

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Constitutional monarchy

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Communist state

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Republic

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Question 2

Now, match the political systems with the countries listed below.

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Multiple Choice

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Germany

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a) Republic

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b) Constitutional monarchy

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c) Communist state

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Multiple Choice

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Cuba

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a) Republic

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b) Constitutional monarchy

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c) Communist state

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Multiple Choice

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Sweden

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a) Republic

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b) Constitutional monarchy

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c) Communist state

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Multiple Choice

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China

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a) Republic

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b) Constitutional monarchy

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c) Communist state

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Multiple Choice

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Norway

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a) Republic

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b) Constitutional monarchy

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c) Communist state

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Multiple Choice

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Chile

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a) Republic

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b) Constitutional monarchy

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c) Communist state

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Question 1 - Answers

(a) Germany

(c) Cuba

(b) Sweden

(c) China

(b) Norway

(a) Chile

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Focus on Reading

Question 1

Look at some other political terms and answer the following questions.

Apostila - p. 06

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Multiple Choice

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a) Which term means "rule by the rich"?

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theocracy

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anarchism

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plutocracy

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Multiple Choice

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b) Which term means "rule by a few people know as the elite"?

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dictatorship

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oligarchy

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Multiple Choice

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c) Which term means "no government at all"?

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anarchism

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dictatorship

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Multiple Choice

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d) Which term means "rule by religious leaders"?

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theocracy

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dictatorship

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e) Dictatorship: Ruled by one person or a small group who use force to keep power and does not allow elections.

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Question 1 - Answers

a) plutocracy

b) oligarchy

c) anarchism

d) theocracy

e) dictatorship

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Question 2

You are going to read and essay. Which political term from activity 1 is it about?

Apostila - p. 06

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Text: "Is government a necessary evil?"

Apostila - p. 06

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Question 3

Write the number(s) of paragraph(s) that show(s)...

Apostila - p. 07

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Multiple Choice

a) that author is ready to live in a world without government.

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paragraph 1

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paragraph 4

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paragraph 9

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Multiple Choice

b) what people believe would happen if government were abolished abruptly.

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paragraph 2

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paragraph 3

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paragraph 4

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Multiple Choice

c) what the author believes it takes to make government unnecessary.

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paragraph 5

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paragraph 6

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paragraph 7

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Multiple Choice

d) that we can shape the future.

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paragraph 4 and 5

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paragraphs 7 and 8

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Multiple Choice

e) the author's wish to know if the reader is ready to live in a world without government.

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paragraph 6

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paragraph 10

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Question 3 - Answers

a) 9

b) 3

c) 6

d) 7 and 8

e) 10

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Question 4

Which of the following sentences could have been said by the author of the essay?

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Multiple Choice

4. Which of the following sentences could have been said by the author of the essay?

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a) Government will always be a necessary evil.

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b) I'm not ready to live in a world without government.

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c) Living in a world without government is implausible.

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d) Social responsibility leads to freedom.

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Question 4 - Answer

d) Social responsibility leads to freedom.

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Question 5

"Government is a necessary evil" is an example of an oxymoron. An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms (necessary and evil). That said, check the sentence that contains an oxymoron.

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Multiple Choice

5. Check the sentence that contains an oxymoron.

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a) There was an awkward silence after she spoke.

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b) There was a deafening silence after she spoke.

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c) There was an uncomfortable silence after she spoke.

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d) There was an unexpected silence after she spoke.

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Question 5 - Answer

b) There was a deafening silence after she spoke.

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