2013 January 22 一 Bell Ringer

Get a worksheet from the front table.The worksheet has been three-hole punched so that

you can put it into your notes when class is over.

You are being timed.The timer officially starts when the bell rings.

The timer will be stopped when everyonehas the worksheet at his or her desk

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Who Rules?Forms of Government

二 Who Rules? Underline Notes

Oops!

Mr. Deutsch forgot to mention two government types. Please write ‘presidential’ and ‘parliamentary’ here.

Forms of GovernmentWhen people decide to form the social

contracts that we call governments, they make many different decisions about how

their government will look.

President or King? Rule by few or rule by all?

Hold elections? Where do the rulers get their power?

Democracy

Any form of government in which political power is exercised by all citizens, either

directly or through their elected representatives.

There are two kinds of Democracies…

Direct!

Representative!

Direct Democracy

All citizens participate in government.

All citizens can create public policy if they want to.

Example: In ancient Athens, Greece, they held assemblies where citizens voted to pass laws.

There are no representatives in government: The citizens vote on everything!

Representative Democracy

Like direct democracy, all citizens participate in government

People elect representatives who vote on laws for the citizens

Representatives answer to the people through regular elections

Representatives are also usually held accountable by a constitution

Fill in the blanks* to review DEMOCRACY!

* → On your worksheet,underline the word that fits in each blank.

The two forms of democracy are __________ and ___________________.

directrepresentative

In a democracy, all __________ participate in

government. citizens

All citizens vote on everything in a

______________________. direct democracy

In a direct democracy, there are no ________________

in the government. representatives

In a representative democracy, the

representatives answer to the people through

elections at ______________________. regular intervals

Now that we’ve talked about

DIRECT DEMOCRACY!

And

REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY!

we can move on to forms of government where only one person is in control…

AutocracyA form of government in which political power is controlled by one individual such as a monarch,

dictator, emperor, etc.

We’re going to talk about two kinds of autocracy…

Monarchs!

Dictators!

MonarchyRule by kings, queens, princes, and princesses…

sometimes by other names, but always MONARCHS!

Leaders usually gain their power because their parents were rulers too.

Some modern monarchies like Spain and Japan have constitutions.

DictatorshipIn a dictatorship, power is not inherited, but is

acquired by force (military or political)

Dictators have absolute control over the lives of their citizens and usually people are not allowed to voice their negative opinions

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un is considered a dictator

What else?

We’ve talked about DEMOCRACIES…

Democracy is…

rule by the people!

What else?

… and AUTOCRACIES…

Autocracy is…

… rule by one!

… but what other forms of government are there?

What else?

What if, instead of everyone or just one person, a few people got

together to rule a nation?

Rule by Few!

Oligarchy “Rule by few” Power can be based on several things:

Military strength = Military JuntaFamily power = AristocracyReligious control = Theocratic Oligarchy

Oligarchies can often come from or lead to other forms of government (like autocracies)

Theocracy

“Theo” means “god” in Greek… so if a government is THEO-cratic that means it is ruled by… That’s right! A god or higher power!

Leaders (autocratic or oligarchic) are usually religious leaders and society uses religious law to settle its disputes

Example: The Islamic Republic of Iran is a modern theocracy that uses the holy Islamic book, The Qur’an, as its guide.

Anarchy

No government at all…

WAIT!

Then who makes and

enforces laws?

Anarchy

No government at all…

In an anarchy there is no government to make or enforce laws.

What do you think

that would be like?

Wow! There are so many

forms of government!

And remember there are also combinations…

What is government ruled by GOD and a FEW

people called?

WHEW! We had better

review…

Time for some “A or B!”*

* → On your paper, underline the answer.

Democracy A B

exercised by all citizens

exercised by no citizens

Direct DemocracyA B

represent the will of the people

people directly control

Representative DemocracyA B

citizens can take initiative to

create public policy

people elect leaders

AutocracyA B

power is controlled

by one

power is controlled by a few

MonarchyA B

elected to be king or queen

parents were rulers

DictatorshipA B

always protects freedom of speech

has absolute power

OligarchyA B

rule by the rich

rule by the few

TheocracyA B

rule by god or higher

power

rule by Theodore (aka Ted)

AnarchyA B

no one has to follow the laws

no one is in charge

Now, review your chart along with your teacher!

The Rules of Ruling

As a class, fill out the chart on the back of the sheet. In five minutes, we will confirm the answers on the board.

三 The Rules of Ruling

四 Compare, Contrast, and

Characteristics

Get a worksheet from the wooden back table and complete the Compare and Contrast section as well as the Characteristics section.

You may work with one partner on this activity.

Oops!

Mr. Deutsch forgot to mention two government types. Please write ‘presidential’ and ‘parliamentary’ here. PvP

presidential:executive leader is presidentexecutive is separate from legislative branch

parliamentary:executive leader is prime ministerexecutive is part of legislative branch, helps make laws

五 Magic Square, Your Opinion

The back side of your worksheet is home prep.

It will be due tomorrow when class begins. If we have time now, you may work on it.