September 15, 2016 Agenda • Categories of Cit. Part. (2) • 2 types of Democracies (3) Warm-up • Would you want to live in a country with an autocratic government? Why/Why not? Homework: None

Unit 3: Power, Authority, & Government in SWA 1.Unit 3 Standards 2.Categories of Cit. Part. 3.Warmup (9/12 – 9/16) 4. 2 types of Democracies

Government Concepts Georgia Performance Standards SS7CG4 The student will compare and contrast various forms of government. a. Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, and federal. b. Explain how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic. c.Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential. SS7CG5 The student will explain the structures of the national governments of Southwest Asia . a. Compare the parliamentary democracy of the State of Israel, the monarchy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the theocracy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, distinguishing the form of leadership and the role of the citizen in terms of voting rights and personal freedoms.

Citizen Participation & power Distribution Power Distribution terms describe how a government is organized, and where the authority is distributed or concentrated. Citizen Participation terms describe how much control the people of a country over their government and what kind of freedoms they have (or don’t have).

We are going to use pictures to learn about citizen participation. Let’s draw pictures to help us learn about citizen participation. In each picture, we will draw figures that will show who has the power in the government, or who gets to participate.

How would you draw a government where only one person has all of the power? The stick figure represents who has the power in this government. No citizens, so no citizen participation.

How would you draw a government where only a small group of people participate? A small group of people have all the power . There is little to no citizen participation.

How would you draw a government where all the citizens participate How would you draw a government where all the citizens participate? One where the people rule. All these stick figures show that the citizens have the power.

Now, let’s get fancy! We can add to our pictures to get more specific about the type of government.

What if that autocratic ruler is a king or queen What if that autocratic ruler is a king or queen? How would you draw that? The crown represents a king, queen, or other hereditary leader. There’s no citizen participation.

Notes on Absolute Monarchy Current leader is ___related_ to the previous leader. •Often have the word _____kingdom_ in their name •Absolute monarchies are very _rare_____ today. _____Kingdom of Saudi Arabia___________________ is the best example.

What if that one autocratic ruler is a religious leader What if that one autocratic ruler is a religious leader? How could you draw that? The various symbols remind us that this is a holy-leader. There is still just one leader and no citizen participation.

Notes on Theocracy •The legal system usually based on the rules of a ___holy____ book. •The leader of the country is also the leader of the ____religion_____. •The leader usually speaks with the authority of __God____. •Citizens have __few___ rights.

What if that autocratic ruler holds onto unlimited power by force, like Hitler or Saddam Hussein? The weapon shows that the leader holds onto power by force. There is only one leader and no citizen participation.

Notes / Examples for Dictatorship •Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany •Saddam _____Hussein___ of Iraq •Life for citizens of a dictatorship is often ____brutal___. •These governments are often ___unstable___.

How about a democratic government where the citizens elect representatives to make the laws? The background figures remind us that the citizens have the power; it’s democratic. The highlighted group shows the elected representatives or legislature. republic

Notes for Republic All ____democracies___ today function as republics. •Also called _____representative______ government. •The two common types are ____parliamentary________ and __presidential____.

democratic republic

2 Democracies