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.

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? _______________________________ 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. ____________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5 . 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.

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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.

Form of Leadership Chief of State Head of Government

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

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

India

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.

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

Role of the Citizen: India Citizens over 18 can vote

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

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

China

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

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

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).

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

Japan has a constitutional Monarchy What does that mean?

Japan

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

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).

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

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.

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

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

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? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________