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6th grade · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 9

Governments & Citizens

Limited and unlimited government around the world

What your child practices

Limited and unlimited governments, rule by one, few or many, how China, Germany, India and Russia organize government, the origins of democracy in ancient Greece, human rights abuses, and the rights and duties of citizens in different societies. Described factually.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: 6.9(A); 6.9(B); 6.9(C); 6.10(A); 6.10(B); 6.10(C); 6.11(A); 6.11(B); 6.12(A); 6.12(B) · limited and unlimited governments, how societies organize government, and citizenship in different societies

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Limited governments follow laws and protect rights; unlimited ones do not.
  2. Autocracy is rule by one person; democracy is rule by the people. India is the world's largest democracy.
  3. Citizens' duties include voting and staying informed. Rights come with responsibilities.

Example: What is rule by one person called? “Auto” means self. One person rules alone. Answer: autocracy

Governments & Citizens in Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 4 of 9 in 6th grade Social Studies, after Economies of the World and before Cultures & Beliefs.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Germany is a federal republic in which the head of government is the…

    • king
    • emperor
    • president for life
    • chancellor

  2. Question 2

    In some countries, people cannot criticize the government without punishment. This limits…

    • tourism
    • farming
    • trade
    • political participation

  3. Question 3

    North Korea is an example of a…

    • direct democracy
    • constitutional monarchy
    • totalitarian dictatorship
    • federal republic

  4. Question 4

    The Holocaust, in which Nazi Germany murdered six million Jews and millions of others, is an example of…

    • free trade
    • a fair trial
    • human rights abuses by an unlimited government
    • a limited government

  5. Question 5

    In a constitutional monarchy, like the United Kingdom, the king or queen…

    • makes every law
    • commands the army alone
    • has limited power and elected leaders make laws
    • is elected every year

  6. Question 6

    Mexico, Brazil and the United States all have…

    • federal systems with elected presidents
    • absolute monarchs
    • no constitutions
    • single-party rule

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