TASK 1.: THE WELFARE STATE

How has this economic crisis affected to welfare state? Look at the picture and answer the question.

TASK 2.: DIFERENT FORMS OF GOVERNMENT - RAP SONG LYRIC

http://www.flocabulary.com/forms-of-government/

I know you guys in America have your ________, and that’s awesome, but in my country, we’ve been through every form of government. Let me tell you about it.

You might not know who is making the rules,
But there is some form of government that’s governing you.
And when people get disillusioned,
That’s when we see a ________.

In my land, you need to ask who’s running it,
We’ve lived through every single form of government.
It started out, we didn’t have any laws,
People did whatever they wanted just because.
That’s ___________, no government at all,
People robbed and killed in the free-for-all.
No police, just gangs and bandits,
Until some families joined up and demanded,
A king to rule over the land,
And when the king died, his kids ruled after him,
Which means that we lived in a ________,
Where crowns and thrones move through the family.
Until somebody flat out got sick of it,
Led an armed revolution just to go against.
   Overthrew [derrocaron] the king and kidnapped his kids,
Overnight we lived in a ________.
One single person calling all of the shots,
Power-tripping in his palaces or one of his yachts.
So much ________ from the state-controlled media,
And harsh punishments if we beefed with the leader, yep.

You might not know who is making the rules,
But there is some form of government that’s governing you.
And when people get disillusioned,
That’s when we see a revolution.

But the dictator died and the army started running it,
A few leaders controlling the whole government,
That’s an ________, and the heads of ________,
Ruled by force which was really pretty scary.
With war on their mind we lived through violent times,
And the laws were designed to help the more refined.
Till the church made it a crime to live this way,
  ____________ should be the law for how we live each day.
With laws built by religious leaders now in charge.
It was a ________, laws came from _____ —
Or one religion’s version. We still couldn’t vote,
  Oppressive rule still shaped the country no joke,
It was OK if you agreed,
but anyone who didn’t was probably getting beat.
We wanted a voice, and we wanted to be free,
We organized as a ________,
Where everyone gets to voice on all the ______,
Everyone has a voice, cuz we’re all in charge.
Things got better and you know how it showed?
The population began to explode.
With so many people to be spoken for,
They had to better organize just to ensure,
That we all were represented and this just means,
That we became a ________.
With a lean new team built around a ________,
And elected officials who upheld and used it.
It’s been long a story, and it never ends,
Cuz another revolution might come again.

You might not know who is making the rules,
But there is some form of government that’s governing you.
And when people get disillusioned,
That’s when we see a revolution.

 CHALLENGE QUESTIONS

(answer them after listening the song)

 And now, some challenge questions about the song to check your knowledge about forms of government:

1. What do you call it when there's no government at all?

2. What is a government ruled by a king and a royal family called?

3. What do you call a government that features mostly religion-based laws?

4. What is a government led by a single person called?
5. What do you call a government led by a small group of people?

6. What do you call a government in which all decisions are made by the people?

7. What is a government with elected officials called?

8. What do we call the change from one government to another?

TASK 3: DEMOCRACY IN PROGRESS ALONG THE TIME

1. Look at the chapter at about democratic system (page number 16 of your book)

2. Fill the gaps in "Spanish Goverment" summary with the INSTITUTIONS of our government system. Complete each gap with the FUNTIONS of these institutions (you should look for as much information as possible).

3. Make a similar summary with ancient greek democracy democratic system proposed by Cleisthenes. Now you don´t need search for new sources: all the information you need is in this web site. Check "Geography Contents" label.

4. Compare these two systems: current democratic system and ancient greek democracy system in a new summary.