Card Sort - What is the difference between Democracy and Autocracy?

This great resource is designed to be a starter, consolidation activity or plenary for a lesson looking at the difference between an democracy and autocracy. It is a versatile resource which works well in a citizenship, government & politics, ethics or a history lesson. It can also be used as homework and includes an extension exercise.

This resource includes two heading cards labelled ‘Democracy’ and ‘Autocracy’ as well as twenty four statement cards which can be matched to either heading. The resource is provided in Word so you can easily adapt this resource for your students by adding or taking away statements.

I have also included an answer sheet as well as an extension exercise which gets students to pair up the statements under the sub headings of definition, government, rights and freedoms, protest, constitution, source of power, education and diversity.

The aims and objectives for this lesson are:

Know: What are the key features of an autocracy and democracy?
Understand: What rights do individuals have within each system?
Evaluate: What is the similarities and differences between an autocracy and a democracy?

WILF - What Am I Looking For?
Identify and describe: What are the key features of an autocracy and democracy?
Explain: What rights do individuals have within each system?
Analyse: What is the similarities and differences between an autocracy and a democracy?

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