Types of Government

​Types of Government

Chapter 1.2; Pages 7-11

Open Ended

What are some of the pros and cons of an authoritarian government?

Today's Learning Target

I Can...

Define and identify types of democratic governments​

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Democracy is a political system in which the government's authority to make decisions comes from the people.

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There are direct democracies and representative democracies​

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What is Democracy?​

Multiple Choice

In a democracy, the people have no say in the government's authority

• True

• False

• Every citizen in the state comes together to make decisions

• Works in small groups

• First established in ancient Greece

• 500 Citizens (men) did the day to day governing and served as jurors on courts​

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Direct Democracies​

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Multiple Choice

Direct democracies were first established in...

• Athens Greece

• Philadelphia 1776

• Boston MA

• Rome

Multiple Choice

In a direct democracy...

• Citizens elect officials to represent their needs and interests

• Every citizen comes together to make policy decisions

• This is an indirect democracy

• Citizens elect officials to represent their needs and interests

• The first indirect democracy appeared in Rome​

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Representative Democracy

Multiple Choice

A representative democracy is...

• a direct democracy

• an indirect democracy

Multiple Choice

A representative democracy is when...

• Citizens elect officials to represent their needs and interests

• Every citizen comes together to make policy decisions

Shared Features of All Democracies​

• Citizens have a voice

• Free speech and free press is often protected

• Majority rule!

• Constitutions outline what governments can and cannot do

• Government leaders have to follow the rule of law: the constitution

• THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN!

• Minorities often have to use the tools of democracy to demand their rights​

• Free market systems: government stays out of economic decisions​

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a shared feature of most democracies?

• Citizens have a voice

• Free speech and free press is rarely protected in democracies.

• "Majority rule" is the rule of thumb

• A constitution serves as a rule of law for elected officials

Multiple Choice

In a democracies, minorities have always had a fair opportunity to participate.

• True

• False

• Strong central government

• Local government has little power; needs to answer to central government

• Pro: Decisions are made quickly and easily

• Con: Poor decisions face no opposition​

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​Unitary Government

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CHOOSE TWO: In a UNITARY GOVERNMENT, local government has...

• lots of power

• very little power

• to answer to the central government

• can easily reverse the decisions of the central government

• Collection of smaller states working together to form an alliance

• Most power belongs to the states

• Pro: States are free to make their own decisions

• Con: Hard to get international assistance​

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Confederate Government

Multiple Choice

Unlike unitary governments, CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENTS give most of the power to...

• the central government

• the states

• international countries

• Philadelphia

• A federal government tries to find balance between a unitary and confederate government

• Strong central government, but gives states powers of their own. ​

• U.S. started as a confederacy but moved to a federal government when it ratified its constitution in 1787.

• Congress can make laws, collect taxes; states can pass their own laws too​

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Federal Government

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Multiple Choice

The United States is an example of...

• a confederacy

• a unitary government

• a federal government

• none of the aboe

Multiple Choice

A federal government is a balance between a unitary government and a confederacy government.

• True

• False

Legislative and executive branches are combined into a single unit called the parliament. ​

Parliamentary System

People who make decisions (legislative branch) is separate from the people who carry out decisions (executive branch)

Presidential System

​How Are Democracies Organized?

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​​Pro: Keeps any part of government from being too strong

President can only pass laws decided on by congress

President can reject laws passed by congress

Con: If president and congress never agree progress may never be made​

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​Presidential Government

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Multiple Choice

In a presidential government, the executive and legislative branches are...

• combined

• always in agreeement

• separate

• never in agreeement

• ​Made up of elected officials from different political parties

• Head of the political party with the most members serves as the prime minister

• Prime Minister: Head of the parliament

• UK, Greece, Israel​

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Parliamentary Government

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Multiple Choice

In a PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT, officials are NOT elected.

• True

• False

Poll

In a PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT, the executive and legislative branches are...

• kept separate

• combined into a single unit

• never in agreement

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

The ____ holds the ruling power in a PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT.

• president

• prime minster

• supreme court

• judicial branc

Poll

After these two lessons, rate your confidence level on the different types of government we've learned about.

• 1 = Totally lost

• 2 = I somewhat understand

• 3 = I mostly understand.

• 4 = I could teach a master class on types of government RIGHT NOW!