1. September 22, 2016
Agenda
• Finish Government Math
• SWA Gov. Matrix (10)
• Power Distribution (5)
Warm-up
• Explain confederation power distribution.
Homework: Review today’s material

2. 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
5.Power Distribution
6. Warmup (9/19 – 9/23)
7.Illustrated Gov. Review
8.C.P. or P.D.?
9.Gov. Math
10.SWA Gov. Matrix
11.SWA Gov. Venn

3. democratic
republic

4. Federal
Unitary
Confederation

5. Government Math

6. Citizen participation Description of government
Government Math NB:____
Citizen participation
Power distribution
Description of government
Democratic +
federal =
A government where all the citizens participate at national and regional levels
democratic
Unitary
A government where all the citizens participate on one national level
oligarchic
A government where a few citizens participate on national and regional/state levels
autocratic
A government where no citizens participate on one national level.
Oligarchic
A government where ____a few______ citizens participate on __one national level____

7. Advanced Government Math
Basic citizen participation
Power distribution
Specific citizen participation
Description of government
democratic +
Unitary
republic with a parliamentary system =
A government where all citizens elect representatives to parliament on _one____, ____national level____and the representatives select the Prime Minister.
Autocratic
unitary
absolute monarchy
No citizens participate in government because the King make the laws for the nation.
oligarchic
theocracy
A few religious leaders make the laws on one, national level.
federal
republic with a presidential system
A government where all citizens elect the President and elect representatives to the legislature on two or more levels. Executive and Legislative brand are two separate branches.

8. Citizen Participation
Power Distribution
Results
Democratic +
Federal =
A government where all the citizens participate on two or more levels.
Autocratic
Unitary
A government where no citizens participate on one national level.
Oligarchic
A government where a few citizens participate on two or more levels.
A government where all the citizens participate on one national level.
Confederation
A government where no citizens participate and a few people have power on many regional levels.

9. Category of Citizen Participation + 2 1
Category of Citizen Participation + 2
Specific Type of Citizen Participation 3
Power Distribution =
Result
AUTOCRATIC
ABSOLUTE
MONARCHY
UNITARY
A government where no citizens participate and a king makes the laws on one national level.
DEMOCRATIC
PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY
A government where all citizens participate by electing a small group of people who elect a leader on one national level.
DICTATORSHIP
A government where no citizens participate and the ruler holds power by force on one national level.
THEOCRACY
A religious leader makes the laws on one, national level.
PRESIDENTIAL DEMOCRACY
FEDERAL
A government where all citizens have separate elections for representatives and a leader on two or more levels.

10. Governments of Israel, Saudi Arabia, & Iran
Comparison Matrix

11. State of Israel democratic Parliamentary democracy unitary
Form of
Leadership
-Prime Minister
-“President” (ceremonial)
Citizen Participation & Power Distribution
Category of Citizen Participation:
democratic
Specific Gov’t Type:
Parliamentary democracy
Power Distribution:
unitary

12. State of Israel Reuven Rivlin Ceremonial President
Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minster
Head of Likud Party (conservative)

13. State of Israel continued
Type of
Legislature
Role
of Citizen –Voting Rights
Personal Freedoms of the citizen
•Parliament is called Knesset
•120 members elected to 4 year terms
•All citizens can vote at the age of 18
•Participate in free and fair elections
•Freedom of speech and the media –citizens are allowed to criticize the govt.
•Men and women have equal rights

14. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Form of
Leadership
King
Citizen Participation & Power Distribution
Category of Citizen Participation:
autocratic
Specific Gov’t Type:
absolute monarchy
Power Distribution:
unitary

15. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
HRH King Abdullah bin Abdullaziz al Saud
Absolute Monarch

16. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continued
Type of
Legislature
Role
of Citizen –Voting Rights
Personal Freedoms of the citizen
•King has a
Consultative Council
that advises him
–150 seats; appointed by the king
•citizens don’t vote for the king
•“Majlis” are open meetings to petition King or other officials
•Legal system is based on Sharia religious law
•men over the age of 21 can vote in local election
•(but these are meaningless)
•Citizens cannot criticize the government or its leaders
•No freedom of speech or press
•Must follow strict social and religious rules

17. Islamic Republic of Iran
Citizen Participation & Power Distribution
Category of Citizen Participation:
autocratic
(some say oligarchic)
Specific Gov’t Type:
theocracy
(they pretend to be parliamentary democracy)
Power Distribution:
unitary
Form of
Leadership
•chief of state Supreme Leader
•Ceremonial head of state is “President”

18. Islamic Republic of Iran
Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei: Supreme Leader
Hassan Rouhani:
Ceremonial President

19. Islamic Republic of Iran continued
Type of
Legislature
Role
of Citizen -
Voting Rights
Personal Freedoms of the citizen
Assembly of Experts
-choose the supreme leader
-86 elected religious scholars
Expediency Council
-authority over the all three branches of government
Council of Guardians
-six clerics that determine if legislation is in accord with Sharia
Islamic Consultative assembly(elected)
290 seats; members elected to 4 year terms
All citizens over 16 can vote for Consultative Assembly
but it has no power
Citizens cannot vote for the Supreme Leader,
chosen by Assembly of Experts
Legal system is based on Sharia law system
Citizens cannot criticize the government or its leaders
No freedom of speech or press
Must follow strict social and religious rules

21. One national government
Several regional governments
Unitary
Confederation
Federal
Unitary
Federal
Varied student responses
Varied student responses