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Flashback 1/8/12 Resume the “My Pyramid” assignment that you put in the ISN on Friday after the test. You will have the first 20 minutes of class.

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1 Flashback 1/8/12 Resume the “My Pyramid” assignment that you put in the ISN on Friday after the test. You will have the first 20 minutes of class.

2 What is government? A political system that keeps order among the people, provides common services (education, communication, transportation) and protects citizens from attack. The classroom is like a government. There are rules for conduct and safety (like a constitution) that are enforced by the leadership (me). Suppose I am now out of the picture. Let’s see if you can create another classroom government. Go ahead!

3 Flashback 1/9/13 pg. 88 ISN Rule by one is called ______________
Rule by a few is called _____________ Rule by all citizens is called _______________

4 Flashback 1/10/13 Please complete the “Who Rules” packet I gave you in the next 20 minutes.

5 Flashback 1/11/13 pg. 86 ISN No government is ______________
anarchy No government is ______________ 1 government leader ____________ A few who are in charge _____________ All the people are in charge _____________ autocracy oligarchy democracy

6 Could you do it? What was the first thing you did?
What were some of the problems? What were the hardest decisions to make? Are rules effective if developed by the leadership or by the people?

7 Who Rules? Forms of Government

8 Forms of Government President or King?
When people decide to form the social contracts that we call governments, they make many different decisions about how their government will look. President or King? Rule by few or rule by all? Hold elections? Where do the rulers get their power?

9 Democracy Any form of government in which political power is exercised by all citizens, either directly or through their elected representatives. There are two kinds of Democracies… Direct! Representative!

10 Direct Democracy All citizens participate in government. Town meetings are examples. There are no representatives in government: The citizens vote on everything! All citizens can create public policy if they want to. Example: In ancient Athens, Greece, they held assemblies where citizens voted to pass laws.

11 Representative Democracy
Like direct democracy, all citizens participate in government People elect representatives who vote on laws for the citizens Representatives answer to the people through regular elections Representatives are also usually held accountable by a constitution

12 Parliamentary Monarchy Democracy
Like Representative Democracy, people have a say in government People elect representatives who vote on laws for the citizens Representatives are elected to Parliament, which is like our Congress The king and queen have no political power. That role is given to Parliament and the Prime Minister, whose role is similar to our president, except that he is chosen by the majority party in Parliament and not directly by the people.

13 Fill in the blanks to review DEMOCRACY!

14 The two forms of democracy are __________ and ___________________.
direct representative

15 In a democracy, all __________ participate in government.
citizens

16 All citizens vote on everything in a ______________________.
direct democracy

17 In a direct democracy, there are no ________________ in the government.
representatives

18 In a representative democracy, the representatives answer to the people through ______________________. regular elections

19 REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY!
Now that we’ve talked about DIRECT DEMOCRACY! And REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY! we can move on to forms of government where only one person is in control…

20 Autocracy A form of government in which political power is controlled by one individual such as a monarch, dictator, emperor, etc. We’re going to talk about two kinds of autocracy… Monarchs! Dictators!

21 Absolute Monarchy Rule by kings, queens, princes, and princesses… sometimes by other names, but always MONARCHS! Leaders usually gain their power because their parents were rulers too. Citizens are not free and do not vote. Some modern monarchies like Spain and Japan have constitutions.

22 Dictatorship In a dictatorship, power is not inherited, but is acquired by force (military or political) Dictators have absolute control over the lives of their citizens and usually people are not allowed to voice their negative opinions North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Il is considered a dictator

23 We’ve talked about DEMOCRACIES…
What else? We’ve talked about DEMOCRACIES… Democracy is… rule by the people!

24 What else? … and AUTOCRACIES… Autocracy is… … rule by one!

25 … but what other forms of government are there?
What else? … but what other forms of government are there? What if, instead of everyone or just one person, a few people got together to rule a nation? Rule by Few!

26 Oligarchy “Rule by few” Power can be based on several things:
Military strength = Military Junta Family power = Aristocracy Religious control = Theocratic Oligarchy Oligarchies can often come from or lead to other forms of government (like autocracies)

27 Absolute Monarchy An absolute monarch is similar to a dictatorship in that one person holds all the power to make government decisions. Example: The Islamic Republic of Iran is a modern theocracy that uses the holy Islamic book, The Qur’an, as its guide.

28 Theocracy “Theo” means “god” in Greek… so if a government is THEO-cratic that means it is ruled by… That’s right! A god or higher power! Leaders (autocratic or oligarchic) are usually religious leaders and society uses religious law to settle its disputes Example: The Islamic Republic of Iran is a modern theocracy that uses the holy Islamic book, The Qur’an, as its guide.

29 Then who makes and enforces laws?
Anarchy No government at all… WAIT! Then who makes and enforces laws?

30 What do you think that would be like?
Anarchy No government at all… In an anarchy there is no government to make or enforce laws. What do you think that would be like?

31 There are so many forms of government!
Wow! There are so many forms of government! And remember there are also combinations… What is government ruled by GOD and a FEW people called?

32 WHEW! We had better review… Time for some “A or B!”

33 Democracy A B Rule by everyone Rule by no one

34 Citizens elect people to vote All citizens vote on everything
Direct Democracy A B Citizens elect people to vote All citizens vote on everything

35 Representative Democracy
B Representatives are appointed Representatives are elected

36 Autocracy A B Rule by one Rule by few

37 Never have constitutions
Monarchy A B Never have constitutions Power is inherited

38 Always protect freedom of speech
Dictatorship A B Always protect freedom of speech Have total control

39 Power is always inherited
Oligarchy A B Power is always inherited Come in many forms

40 Power taken through force Power from a higher being
Theocracy A B Power taken through force Power from a higher being

41 Everyone does what they want Everyone follows the laws
Anarchy A B Everyone does what they want Everyone follows the laws

42 Now, review your chart along with your teacher!

43 Rule by representatives Rule by none Controlled by citizens
Rule by few or one Rule by representatives Rule by none Controlled by citizens Rule by god or higher power Power usually inherited Holds elections Constitutional Government People have a say Democracy Autocracy


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