Benchmark Review Test Thursday January 26, 2017

North Korea Unlimited Government Ruled by One Censorship of free speech Low personal use of technology

China Censorship of free speech Discourage demonstrations and marches against the Chinese form of communist government Led by communist party officials Does not allow citizen participation Improved it’s economy by using free enterprise Increased profits by opening up to free enterprise

United States Ruled by many Democracy lead by a President July 4, 1776 Continental Congress declared America independence from England Voting is a responsibility in elections Mandatory responsibilities are: paying taxes and jury duty Bill of Rights: the first ten amendments Bill of Rights: guarantees freedoms to all U.S. citizens

Soviet Union No voting Rule by one Prices controlled by government Shortages of important good contributed to the efforts to modernize the Soviet economy during 1980’s-1990’s

Russia Allow multiple political parties People are allow to vote in open elections Government has a Prime Minister

South America Limited Government Countries El Salvador Brazil - gained independence from Portugal Argentina Chile

Democratic (country) Major responsibility is voting Individual rights are protected by the government Majority rules Free enterprise works best in a democracy

Responsibility in a Representative Government Voting for state office holder Attending city council meetings Voters elect a president to head the executive branch. Voters elect both houses of the legislature

Types of Government Unlimited (Rule by One) Limited (Ruled By Many) North Korea Soviet Union Cuba United States Canada El Salvador South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile Europe: France, Germany, Italy, Sweden United Kingdom

United States, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador Limited Government Ruled By Many Democracy Constitution Voting United States, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador Constitutional Monarchy United Kingdom, Sweden

North Korea, Cuba, Soviet Union Junta: Ruled by few Unlimited Ruled by One Dictatorship No Constitution No Voting North Korea, Cuba, Soviet Union Junta: Ruled by few Led by communist party officials China

Reasons to Limit Government Prevent violations of rights Economic freedoms (ex. US & Canada) Elections are open to all eligible voters A written plan of government (constitution) Have a constitution Human rights, economic freedom, and tyranny

Europe Power is shared between two executive leaders

Basic Institutions Common to all Societies Government (ex. limited or unlimited) Economic systems (ex. market or command) Educational systems (ex. years of required school years) Religious practices (ex. Catholic, Muslim, Hinduism)

Types of Economies Market Command (Communist) Prices controlled by the consumer Government exercises less control of the economy Free enterprise system Prices controlled by government Government decides what to produce Opposite of the free enterprise system

Reading Charts As literacy goes up life expectancy goes up Economic Indicators for Selected Countries Country Life Gross Domestic Literacy   Expectancy Product per capita Canada 80 $ 29,400 97% Cuba 77 $ 2,300 Ethiopia 41 $ 750 43% Peru 71 $ 4,800 91% As literacy goes up life expectancy goes up A high GDP gross domestic product means a country is more developed