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DEMOCRACY Democracy comes from Greek language and means “rule by the people.”TRANSCRIPT
Types of Limited Governments
This is the title for your journals.
A Constitutional Monarchy has a parliament that is like our legislative branch.
The king or queen have to follow the same laws as the citizens.
They have a constitution. Example: England
Constitutional Monarchy
DEMOCRACYDemocracy comes from Greek language and means “rule by the people.”
DEMOCRACYDemocracy is a government in which citizens are involved in making decisions.
DEMOCRACYA family of 4 wants to go out to dinner
and everyone has their own idea about where to go. Susie wants Chinese, Jerome wants hamburgers, and Mom wants seafood. And Dad? Well, he likes it all. The family talks it over, with each person giving an opinion. And then they vote on where to go.
DEMOCRACY Each person gets one vote. On this day, Susie votes
for Chinese, Mom votes for seafood, and Jerome votes for burgers. Looks like dad is going to have the deciding vote. He remembers how much he liked the chicken chow mein at the Chinese restaurant last time they were there. So he chooses Chinese. Looks like the family is going to have Chinese tonight because the Chinese food had the most votes. That’s how democracy plays a part in everyday life-by people making decisions as a group, with each person getting a vote.
DEMOCRACIESThere are different types of democracies:
DirectRepresentative
DIRECT DEMOCRACYDirect
democracy began in the city of Athens, in ancient Greece.
DIRECT DEMOCRACY
In a direct democracy all citizens vote on each issue (law).
Direct democracy
Yes to school
uniforms
No to school uniforms
DIRECT DEMOCRACY
The process of direct democracy may appear disorderly because everyone participates.
DIRECT DEMOCRACYWhy would the process of direct democracy be disorderly?Hint: What do you remember about your class making decision about the name of the island?
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
Another word for representative democracy is a republic.
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
Republic began in ancient Rome, in Italy.
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
In a republic, citizens vote (elect) leaders to represent them in government.
Representative Democracy/Republic
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
Then those elected leaders make laws and decisions.
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACYYes to school uniforms
Yes to school uniforms
DEMOCRACYEach form of
democracy has one common characteristic-they are limited governments and the citizens are in control.
USA
Is USA a direct or a representative democracy?
What could be the reasons for why we are this type of democracy?
USACan you imagine what
would happen if every citizen in the US had to vote on every law?