Dealing with the rights of citizens.

What is citizenship?

What will happen if you do not perform a civic duty?

Voting....

What term describes our relationships outside our country?

What term describes our relationships within our country?

To be naturalized, you need to 1) be over 18 years old, 2) be a resident for 5 years, 3) be of good moral character, 4) speak English, and

legal process by which a person who was born in one country becomes a citizen of another.

Citizen or Not a Citizen:

Marta was born in Milan, Italy but has lived in the US since six months after birth. Her parents have not gone through the naturalization process.

Since 1982, the United States Supreme Court has held that children present in the U.S. are entitled to enrollment in public schools, regardless of their immigration status

The media, newspapers, magazines, and television can freely report news from around the world.

The military shuts down newspapers and decides who can run in an election.

The national constitution limits the power of the government.

Individuals have basic rights such as freedom of speech, press, and religion.

A leader uses tax money from citizens to buy personal purchases of homes, cars, entertainment, and vacations.

Citizens must have permission from the government to leave the country.

The government has unlimited control

The government’s power is limited by the people.

Cuba, North Korea, Iran, China, Vietnam

The people have the right to vote.

The United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, and India, are all examples of a limited Government.

The United States, Mexico, South Korea, and Russia are all examples of what form of government?

What is a government?

What type of government is characterized by the rule of a small number of elite people?

What is a type of government in which all eligible members are able to vote on key issues and/or for elected representatives?

What is a form of government ruled by one person who usually seized power through unlawful means?

The United States, Mexico, South Korea, and Russia are all examples of what form of government?

Ruler, king/queen/emperor/empress, etc.), inherits power. Rules by divine right- given power to rule by God.

There are 2 types of monarchies. They are

This is a written law to guide a country

What type of government is based primarily on religious principles?

In what system of government do individual citizens make the laws directly by voting, without electing representatives?

China describes itself as a communist “people’s republic,” but leadership of the country has been maintained by a select few for several decades. This system has helped the wealthy and powerful maintain their control, while providing relatively little power or freedom to most citizens.

A government ruled by the people through direct election.

In this government people elect leaders who then write and vote on the laws for their society. These leaders are responsible for making laws that the rest of the citizens want, and if they don’t serve the people, the citizens will not vote again for them.

the religion is the laws for the whole society. Most religions have a set of rules or laws, and to enforce these rules or laws, there must be a strong government that is controlled by religious leaders. There might be a king, or elected officials, but the religious leaders always have the most power.

this means no government – any rules are just whatever traditions people in the society have, but there is no one person or group of people who gets to decide what are the actual rules, what is fair, or who should be punished for breaking rules

In Sweden, there is a king who inherited his power through birth but there is also a Constitution which limits the power of the king.

The word democracy comes from:

King Abdullah Bin,of Saudi Arabia, rules with total power(100%) and control. What form of government is this?

What type of government is ruled by the people?

This is a type of limited government where there is rule by none

This is a type of limited government where there is rule by one

This is a type of limited government where there is rule by few

What can someone expect to find in a society ruled by a dictator?

Who do we get Republic from

Everyone including the leader must obey the laws

What form of government does the United States have?

Type of government in North Korea.

The people elect Representatives and they vote on the important issues

In a theocracy the government is based on ______________.

What is the leader of a parliamentary democracy called, like ones in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom?

What type of government does the United States have?

________________ is one of the main ways citizens participate in a democratic government

Leadership is inherited through a royal bloodline in which form of government?

What is the name of the document that explains how the US government is supposed to work?

Who was the first president of the United States of America?

The three branches of government are:

How many branches are there in the United States government?

Canada's legislative body (law making body) is called:

What type of government can be found in Mexico?