1. Essential Question: What are the similarities and differences in leadership, voting rights, and personal freedoms in India, China, and Japan?
Standard: SS7CG7a
Compare and contrast the federal republic of The Republic of India, the communist state of The People’s Republic China, and the constitutional monarchy of Japan, distinguishing the form of leadership and the role of the citizen in terms of voting rights and personal freedoms.

2. Governments of the Southeast Asia Activator
Governments of Southeast Asia Activating Strategy
Use the illustrations above to answer the following questions. 1.
Who or what would make government decisions if Illustration 1 were true?
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2. Who or what would make government decisions in Illustration 2? __________________________
3. Who or what would make government decisions in Illustration 3? ______________________________________ 4.
Identify a positive or a negative of each government in the three illustrations. ____________________________________________
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. All three Illustrations represent a government in the Middle East in some way.
Predict which Illustration matches which of the following Middle East countries: Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia. Provide an explanation for your prediction.

3. Government Matching Pair Cards

4. Form of Leadership Chief of State: Head of Government:
Leader of a country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions, but who may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government.
Head of Government:
A country’s top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government.

5. Form of Leadership
Chief of State
Head of Government

6. Use your Government Chart to Complete the Comparison Graphic Organizer
Country
Structure of Government
Form of Leadership
Role of Citizen
Other
India
China
Japan

7. India is a Federal Republic with a Parliamentary System
How is power distributed? How do citizens participate?

8. India

9. Structure of Government: India
India has a parliamentary system much like that of Great Britain. It has three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial.

10. Form of Leadership: India
The president is the chief of state or ceremonial leader.
The prime minister is the head of government.

11. Role of the Citizen: India
Citizens over 18 can vote

12. Other Facts: India
India has three branches of government The legislative branch is divided into two houses: Loc Sabha (House of People) Rajya Sabha (Council of States) They are elected by the Lok Sabha

13. China
China is a
Communist Country.
What does that mean?

14. China

15. Structure of Government: China
China is communist. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) used force to overthrow the former Chinese government in 1949.

16. Form of Leadership: China
President whose position is most ceremonial.
The head of the government is the premier: Holds executive power

17. Role of the Citizen: China
Citizens have the right to vote over the age of 18 but it is meaningless because citizens are dictated by the government (communism).

18. Other Facts: China
Mao Zedong established the communist state of the People’s Republic of China. Communist China has a history of violating the personal freedoms of Chinese citizens by denying them: Freedom of speech Freedom of worship and safety from physical harm and political persecution

19. Japan has a constitutional Monarchy
What does that mean?

20. Japan

21. Structure of Government: Japan
Japan has a constitutional monarchy. Japan follows a parliamentary system of government.

22. Form of Leadership: Japan
The emperor of Japan was given the highest title of leadership but is just a ceremonial leader.
The head of government is the Prime Minister who is elected by the Diet (Japan’s legislature).

23. Role of the Citizen: Japan
Citizens over 20 can vote.

24. Other Facts: Japan
After WWII, western powers helped establish a constitutional monarchy with a new constitution. The U.S. government was careful to preserve the traditional empire while creating a modern system of democracy. One of the most unusual provisions of the constitution is Article 9, which renounces war as a method of solving problems and prohibits Japan from having a military.

25. Use the S.E. Asia Government Chart
Country
Structure of Government
Form of Leadership
Role of citizen
Other
India
China
Japan

26. Governments of the Southeast Asia Frames
Governments of Southeast Asia Frames Name____________________ Date___________Block______
Communist
CCP
Emperor
Prime Mister
President is the Chief of State
20 can vote
No Military
Constitutional Monarchy
Premier
3 branches of Government
Parliamentary System
Mao Zedong

27. Southeast Asia Government Summarizer
Southeast Asia Government Summarizer Name__________________ Date_________ Block____
Based on my knowledge of the governments of India, China, and Japan, I would Most prefer to live in _________________ because (include forms of leadership and role of the citizen in your explanation)_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Based on my knowledge of the governments of India, China, and Japan, I would LEAST prefer to live in ________________ because (include forms of leadership and the role of the citizen in your explanation) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In which country would you prefer to be a leader? Why?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In which country is it worse to be a citizen? Why? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________