Governments

Ashleigh Felkins

FBCS 6th Grade History

April 26, 2006

Table of Contents

• Main Document– Articles

– Amendments

• Amendments– START for Gov’t

Congress/Legislative

– House of Representatives

– Senate

– Executive/President

– Judicial/Supreme Court

• Types of Government– Democracy

– Republic

– Dictatorship

– Monarchy

– Communism

– Socialism

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Main Document

• Constitution

• Explains rights

• Says our rights

• Has Articles

• Has Amendments

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Articles

• Tells about and explains certain rights

• Such as the branches of government• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

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Amendments

• Are after the articles

• Explains our rights and freedoms

• Modify the Constitution

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Congress/Legislative

• In article 1 of the Constitution

• We have branches to balance the power

• Elects House of Representatives

• Elects SenatePeopleElect

Senate House of Representatives

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House of Representatives

• Number based on population - 435 -

• You serve 2 years

• Must be over 25 years of age to serve

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Senate

• There are 100- 2 per state

• Serve 6 years

• Must be over 30 years of age

50

2 per state

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Executive/President

• In article 2 of the Constitution

• We have branches to balance the power

• Has veto power

• Serve from 4 – 8 years

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Judicial/Supreme Court

• 9 people

• In article 3 of the Constitution

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Types of Government

• Democracy

• Republic

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Communism

• Socialism

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Democracy

• People rule

• People have the say

• People are the say

• People vote

We vote

We rule

We have a say

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Republic

• We have representatives• The U.S.A. has a republic government

– Democracy– Republic– Dictatorship– Monarchy– Communism– Socialism

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Dictatorship

• One guy rules

• Usually is mean

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Monarchy

• You rule by family heritage

• Usually a king queen rule

• Different Kinds – Absolute– Constitutional

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Communism

• Government is the key

• Government rules

• Government tells people what to do

• Is like dictatorship but with more people

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Socialism

• Indivisibles

• And a little bit of working together

Working together

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Citizens of U.S.A.

Democrats

Republic

liberals

Elect people into government

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others