1. Benchmark Review
Test Thursday
January 26, 2017

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

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

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. Europe
Power is shared between two executive leaders

15. 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)

16. 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

17. 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
$ ,400
97%
Cuba 77
$ ,300
Ethiopia 41 $
43%
Peru 71
$ ,800
91%
As literacy goes up life expectancy goes up
A high GDP gross domestic product means a country is more developed