compare & contrast various forms of government
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Compare & Contrast Various Forms of Government. Explain how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic. SS6 - CG1b, CG4b, CG6b SS7 – CG1b, CG4b, CG6b. How Governments Determine Citizen Participation. High Participation. High Participation. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Compare & Contrast Various Forms of Government
Explain how governments determine citizen
participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic.
SS6 - CG1b, CG4b, CG6bSS7 – CG1b, CG4b, CG6b
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How Governments Determine Citizen Participation
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For this Power Point, only write down what is in BLUE
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AutocraticHow Governments Determine Citizen
Participation
One person possesses unlimited power.
The citizen has limited, if any, role in government.
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How Governments Determine Citizen Participation
Forms of Autocratic Govts.• Absolute or Totalitarian Dictatorship
• Ideas of a single leader glorified.• Government tries to control all aspects of social and economic life.• Government is not responsible to the people.• People lack the power to limit their rulers.• Examples- Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin
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Forms of Autocratic Governments
• Absolute Monarchy• King, queen, or emperor exercises the supreme powers of government/unlimited power.• Position is usually inherited.• People lack the power to limit their rulers.• Absolute monarchs are rare today but from the 1400s to the 1700s they ruled most of Western Europe. • Examples- King of Saudi Arabia &
Czar Nicholas II
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Oligarchy
Government by the few.Sometimes a small group exercises control, especially for corrupt and
selfish purposes.The citizen has a very limited role.
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Oligarchy• The group gets its power from military power, social power, wealth, religion or a combination.• Political opposition is usually suppressed- sometimes violently.
• Examples- Communist countries such as China.• Leaders in the party and armed forces control government.
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Democracy
• A government in which the supreme power is vested in the people
• Two types: 1. Presidential 2. Parliamentary
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Compare & Contrast Various Forms of Government
Describe the two predominant forms of
democratic governments: Parliamentary & Presidential
SS6 - CG1c, CG4c, CG6cSS7 – CG1c, CG4c, CG6c
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Presidential Democracy•The executive branch is not accountable to the legislature.•Citizens vote for the president and the legislature separately
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Parliamentary Democracy
•The executive branch is chosen by and accountable to the legislative branch•May have a Prime Minister elected by the legislature•Citizens vote for the legislative member, not the prime minister
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Sample Test QuestionIn which system of government does the legislature elect the executive leader of the government?A. democraticB. communistC. parliamentaryD. totalitarian
OAS Database Question - Corresponds to SS6- CG1c, CG4c, CG6cSS7- CG1c , CG4c, CG6c
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Sample Test QuestionIn which system of government does the legislature elect the executive leader of the government?A. democraticB. communistC. parliamentary*D. totalitarian
OAS Database Question - Corresponds to SS6- CG1c, CG4c, CG6cSS7- CG1c , CG4c, CG6c
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Sample Test QuestionWhich statement about Great Britain's parliamentary system of government today is true?A. Members of both houses of Parliament are elected for life.B. The queen decides which laws Parliament will debate.C. Members of Parliament do not belong to political parties.D. The prime minister is not directly chosen by voters.
OAS Database Question - Corresponds to SS6- CG1c, CG4c, CG6cSS7- CG1c , CG4c, CG6c
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Sample Test QuestionWhich statement about Great Britain's parliamentary system of government today is true?A. Members of both houses of Parliament are elected for life.B. The queen decides which laws Parliament will debate.C. Members of Parliament do not belong to political parties.D. The prime minister is not directly chosen by voters.*
OAS Database Question - Corresponds to SS6- CG1c, CG4c, CG6cSS7- CG1c , CG4c, CG6c
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Sample Test QuestionIn most democratic countries, the government is divided into three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. In Canada, the legislative branch is the
A. Parliament
B. prime minister
C. Supreme Court
D. governor general
OAS Database Question - Corresponds to SS6- CG1b, CG4b, CG6bSS&- CG1b , CG4b, CG6b
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Sample Test QuestionIn most democratic countries, the government is divided into three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. In Canada, the legislative branch is the
A. Parliament*
B. prime minister
C. Supreme Court
D. governor general
OAS Database Question - Corresponds to SS6- CG1b, CG4b, CG6bSS&- CG1b , CG4b, CG6b