1. Warm Up Would you rather help make an important decision or would you rather have some one in charge of you make the decision? Explain your answer in 3 sentences please!!!

2. Who has Power ? This is a basic question that we must look at when understanding a country’s government.

3. Advantages and Disadvantages in Government As we go through the notes you will need to fill out this chart. MAKE THIS CHART THE ENTIRE PAGE!!! AutocracyOligarchyDemocracy AdvantageDisadvantageAdvantageDisadvantageAdvantageDisadvantage

4. Autocracy A single person has complete power.

5. Autocracy Advantages Disadvantages Things get done quicker Good leader could make good decisions (think of King Arthur) Bad decision made by one person. The citizens do not have a say. One person cannot be an expert at everything!!!

6. Oligarchy Very few people have complete power.

7. Oligarchy Advantages Disadvantages More people to make decisions than Autocracy. Decisions are still made pretty quickly. People still do not get a say Greed=bad rulers

8. Democracy The control is put in the hands of the citizens.

9. Democracy Advantages Disadvantages The people get a say (Voting) More people can be experts. If your leaders make a bad decision, replace your leaders. Decisions take longer to make. Stupid voters=stupid decisions. What the majority of people want is not always right!

10. Organize the three government types by how many people get to make decisions: 1.____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ Democracy Oligarchy Autocracy

11. Warm up Tell me the advantages and disadvantages of being ruled by One person, a group of elite people, and everyone has a say. AutocracyOligarchyDemocracy AdvantageDisadvantageAdvantageDisadvantageAdvantageDisadvantage

12. Types of Democracy Presidential Democracy or Parliamentary Democracy (there is not just one flavor of soda)

13. Presidential - Three Branches with Checks and Balances

14. Countries with a Presidential Government are in Blue.

15. Parliamentary The Prime Minister has to answer to the Parliament. The Prime Minister is not voted on by the people, but rather the political party with the most representatives in Parliament. Gordon Brown-Britain’s Prime Minister The British Parliament

16. Where do they use Parliamentary government?

17. Main difference between Presidential and Parliamentary. Presidential-Checks and Balances and President is voted on by the people. Parliamentary-People vote for parliament members and parliament members vote for the prime minister.

18. Warm Up 1.Name one country that has a presidential system of government, and one that has Parliamentary. 2.Who puts the president in power? 3.Who puts the prime minister in power?