Institutions, Systems and Government

List Dahl's Influence Forms.

List the purposes of government.

Create a mind map outlining government systems. Be sure to include at least two subtypes for each system.

Define the following forms of democracy:

Participatory democracy

Pluralist democracy

Elite democracy

What is the difference between a direct and indirect democracy?

Which system is more viable and why?

Word Bank:

viable, plausible, practical, ideal

unviable, unrealistic, ineffectual, unsustainable

What is a market economy? What are some of the pros and cons of this system?

What is a command economy? What are some of the pros and cons of this system?

What is a mixed economy? 

Who benefits from a mixed economic structure? Who is overlooked in a mixed economic system?

Which economic system is most viable and why? Be sure to provide evidence to support your assertions as well as include a counterclaim and rebuttal.

Word Bank:

viable, plausible, practical, ideal

unviable, unrealistic, ineffectual, unsustainable