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How do government systems distribute power and determine citizen participation

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Government/Civics Domain

How do government systems distribute power and determine citizen participation?

The ways in which government systems distribute power is the relationship between the national or central government and the smaller governmental divisions (states, provinces, counties, regions, and cities)

Federal (Federation) Ways Government Distributes Power: Power to make laws and decisions for the people is SHARED or divided between one central and several regional authorities.

Federation / Federal Ways Government Distributes Power Regional Authority Central Authority Regional Authority Notice the circles of the Central and Regional Authorities are similar in size and the arrows go both ways. Circles represent the amount of power and the arrows represent the direction the power flows

List of countries with Federal Governments (24) Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Canada Comoros Ethiopia Germany India Malaysia Mexico Micronesia Nigeria Pakistan Russia St. Kitts and Nevis South Africa Spain Switzerland United Arab Emirates United States of America Venezuela Countries in Transition to Federalism Iraq Sudan Countries Considering a Federal System Sri Lanka

Unitary Ways Government Distributes Power: Power is held by one central authority. The central authority has all the power to make laws and decisions for the people.

Unitary Ways Government Distributes Power Central Authority Regional Authority Notice the Central Authority circle is much larger than the Regional Authority circles and the arrows go from the central out to the regional Circles represent the amount of power and the arrows represent the direction the power flows

Federation / Federal Ways Government Distributes Power Regional Authority Central Authority Regional Authority Notice the circles of the Central and Regional Authorities are similar in size and the arrows go both ways. Circles represent the amount of power and the arrows represent the direction the power flows

List of Unitary States Afghanistan Chile People's Republic of China Colombia Cuba Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea France Greece Guatemala Guinea Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Kenya New Zealand Nicaragua Niger North Korea Norway Saudi Arabia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Turkey Uganda United Kingdom Vatican City Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Confederation Ways Government Distributes Power: Voluntary association of independent states that make their own laws and decisions, but are loosely aligned to a weak central government Have some common purpose Agree to certain limitations on their freedom States maintain considerable independence

Confederation Ways Government Distributes Power Central Authority Regional Authority Notice the Regional Authority circles are much larger than the Central Authority circle and the arrows go from regional to central Circles represent the amount of power and the arrows represent the direction the power flows

Unitary Ways Government Distributes Power Central Authority Regional Authority Notice the Central Authority circle is much larger than the Regional Authority circles and the arrows go from the central out to the regional Circles represent the amount of power and the arrows represent the direction the power flows

Federation / Federal Ways Government Distributes Power Regional Authority Central Authority Regional Authority Notice the circles of the Central and Regional Authorities are similar in size and the arrows go both ways. Circles represent the amount of power and the arrows represent the direction the power flows

List of Confederations- Today Iroquois ConfederacyIroquois Confederacy (1090–present) European Union and OPEC Historic confederations New England Confederation (1643–1684) New England Confederation United States of AmericaUnited States of America under the Articles of Confederation (1781– 1789)Articles of Confederation Confederate States of AmericaConfederate States of America, (1861–1865) Fictional confederations Confederacy of Independent SystemsConfederacy of Independent Systems (Star Wars)Star Wars Terran ConfederationTerran Confederation (Wing Commander)Wing Commander Terran ConfederacyTerran Confederacy (StarCraft)StarCraft Capellan ConfederationCapellan Confederation (Battletech)Battletech Confederation of Planet Omega (animated series Once Upon a Time... SpaceOnce Upon a Time... Space

Distributed Summarizing Government Distribution of Power Continuum Labeling Task

Ways Government Distributes Power Federal Unitary Confederation All key powers are held by the central government State/regional authorities hold most of the power Strong central government Weaker central government

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How do government systems distribute power and determine citizen participation

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Confederation Ways Government Distributes Power Central Authority Regional Authority Notice the Regional Authority circles are much larger than the Central Authority circle and the arrows go from regional to central Circles represent the amount of power and the arrows represent the direction the power flows

Unitary Ways Government Distributes Power Central Authority Regional Authority Notice the Central Authority circle is much larger than the Regional Authority circles and the arrows go from the central out to the regional Circles represent the amount of power and the arrows represent the direction the power flows

Federation / Federal Ways Government Distributes Power Regional Authority Central Authority Regional Authority Notice the circles of the Central and Regional Authorities are similar in size and the arrows go both ways. Circles represent the amount of power and the arrows represent the direction the power flows

How do government systems distribute power and determine citizen participation?

How Governments Determine Citizen Participation DemocracyOligarchicAutocratic Government Power Citizen Participation Government Power General Citizen Participation Government Power Citizen Participation Select Citizens Participate High Low or No Participation

Autocratic How Governments Determine Citizen Participation: One person possesses unlimited power. The citizen has limited, if any, role in government. Rule of ONE

How Governments Determine Citizen Participation: Autocratic The oldest form of government. One of the most common forms of government.

How Governments Determine Citizen Participation: Autocratic The oldest form of government. One of the most common forms of government. Dictator maintains power through inheritance or ruthless use of military and police power.

How Governments Determine Citizen Participation: Forms of Autocratic Govts. Absolute or Totalitarian Dictatorship Ideas of a single leader glorified. Government tries to control all aspects of social and economic life. Government is not responsible to the people. People lack the power to limit their rulers. Examples- Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin

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How do government systems distribute power and determine citizen participation

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Autocratic How Governments Determine Citizen Participation: One person possesses unlimited power. The citizen has limited, if any, role in government. Rule of ONE

Oligarchy How Governments Determine Citizen Participation:

Oligarchy How Governments Determine Citizen Participation: Rule of a few. Sometimes a small group exercises control, especially for corrupt and selfish purposes. The citizen has a very limited role.

How Governments Determine Citizen Participation Oligarchy The group gets its power from military power, social power, wealth, religion or a combination. Political opposition is usually suppressed- sometimes violently. Examples- Communist countries such as China. South Africa during Apartheid Leaders in the party and armed forces control government.

How Governments Determine Citizen Participation Autocracy & Oligarchy Sometimes claim they rule for the people. In reality, the people have very little say in both types of government.

How Governments Determine Citizen Participation Autocracy & Oligarchy Sometimes claim they rule for the people. In reality, the people have very little say in both types of government. Examples- May hold elections with only one candidate or control the results in various ways. Examples- Even when these governments have a legislature or national assembly, they often only approve decisions made by the leaders.

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Democracy How Governments Determine Citizen Participation: Rule of ALL. A country or nation where the people hold supreme power. Usually, they exercise their power by electing officials to represent them.

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How are parliamentary democracy and presidential democracy different? How are they the same?

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In both a presidential and parliamentary democracy, the power of the central government is balanced by dividing it between separate branches

In a presidential democracy the legislative branch and the executive branch are independent of each other – This means that they are elected separately from each other

Citizens vote to elect their representatives in the legislature

– Citizens vote again to elect their executive leader (president)

In a parliamentary democracy the legislative and executive branches are NOT independent of each other – Citizens vote to elect their representatives in the legislature (parliament) – But, citizens do NOT vote to elect their executive leader

– Citizens vote to elect their representatives in the legislature (parliament) but, citizens do NOT vote again to elect their executive leader

So, in presidential democracy the executive and legislative branches are elected separately by the citizens. In parliamentary democracy, the citizens only vote once to elect the legislature… – So, how does parliamentary democracy get its executive leader if the citizens don’t elect one?

Just like in a presidential democracy, there are different, opposing, political parties in a parliamentary democracy (like republicans & democrats here in the United States) And, just like in a presidential democracy, representatives in a parliamentary democracy come from different political parties

Once elections are completed for the Parliament, the political party with the most members in parliament are called ‘the majority party’ The leader of this ‘majority party’ then becomes head of the executive branch, the Prime Minister The Prime Minister is their head of the executive branch

Another Way to Put it… Presidential Democracy: A system of government in which the president is constitutionally independent of the legislature – The president is elected by citizens and so he is responsible to those citizens (not to the legislative branch : they are separate)

In the United States, the president serves as both the head of state and chief executive. – This means that he is both the symbol of the nation in interacting with other nations and he is also responsible for the day to day running of the government and military

Parliamentary Democracy: A system of government having the real executive power vested in a cabinet composed of members of the legislature who are individually and collectively responsible to the legislature. Prime Minister is elected by the legislature

While in a presidential democracy the president fulfills both the roles of head of state and chief executive, in a parliamentary democracy these roles are given to two different people

– The head of state in a parliamentary democracy is usually a monarch of some sort – The head of state is the chief representative of the country to other countries. – This person has ceremonial duties and serves as a symbol for the country – Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is an example: she serves as a symbol for the United Kingdom and is officially “Queen of the United Kingdom” Monarch: Head of State

Prime Minister: Chief Executive The chief executive in a parliamentary democracy is the Prime Minister The Prime Minister is responsible for the day to day running of the government

President Prime Minister = = Head of State Chief Executive Monarch = + + Chief Executive Head of State

ParliamentaryPresidential Prime Minister Leader/ heads parliament, the law making body Parliament selects the Prime Minister Prime Minister can dissolve the parliament Parliament members can vote to elect a new Prime Minister May have a head of state with little power: king or queen Legislature: law making body (only) President: Leader (only) President is elected by citizens Legislature and President serve a fixed amount of time President does NOT make laws President is head of state and chief executive Citizens elect lawmakers Leader heads the military and runs the government

Assess 11. In what way are the Prime Minister and the President alike? – A. The lawmaking body appoints them – B. They make the laws for their countries – C. They can dissolve the lawmaking body – D. They are in charge of the military and in control of the government

12. Which statement about the executive is true? – A. The President cannot make laws – B. The Prime Minister is the head of state – C. The President can dissolve the legislature – D. The members of the legislature choose the president Assess

13. In which system of government does the legislature elect the executive leader of the government? – A. Presidential Democracy – B. Communist – C. Parliamentary Democracy – D. Dictatorship Assess

14. The leader of the parliament in countries such as Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom is called the: – A. Speaker – B. President – C. Chairman – D. Prime Minister Assess

15. Which best describes how a parliamentary democracy differs from a presidential democracy? – A. The legislature consists of two houses – B. There are usually two major political parties – C. There are state as well as national governments – D. The head of the government is a member of the legislature Assess