Unit 1: Foundations of Democracy Day 4: Roots of American Democracy BELLWORK Create a tree map Categorize each system of government we have learned about. Give an example in history for each type of democracy
Government is rooted in the concept of State. What is the concept of State? A community of persons Permanently occupying a definitive portion of a territory Has a government system that manages the people People obey in return for protection People obey + Defense = Social Contract
What types of governments are there? Where did we take our ideas from? Autocracy Democracy Oligarchy Anarchy
AUTOCRACY: a government in which one AUTOCRACY: a government in which one person has all the power(two main types) MONARCHY One ruling body (king and/or queen) Ruler usually holds all the power Sometimes shares power Sometimes represent the citizens How is power gained and maintained? Inherited (passed down) Election by the people Divine right (granted by deity) What are some examples?
DICTATORSHIP (aka Authoritarian) One leader has absolute power (dictator) Controls all aspects of citizens’ lives If there are different branches of power, the dictator controls what they do Never represent the citizens How is power gained and maintained? Inherited (passed down) Taken by force (Totalitarian) Constitutional (emergency power) What are some examples?
DEMOCRACY Rule by the consent of the people Often includes a Separation of Powers Functions by Social Contract (Constitution) Citizens have established legal rights Natural rights are rights that cannot be taken away by human laws Unalienable rights are granted to us by our creator (Thomas Jefferson) Constitutional Rights are natural and unalienable rights that are protected by the Constitution
Review. Types of Democracies. Direct Democracy All citizens directly take part What is an example? Representative Democracy Leaders are chosen by the people to represent the will of the people
HOW ARE THEY ORGANIZED? WHERE IS THE CONTROLLING POWER? Unitary the central government maintains most or all power Confederal An alliance of sovereign nation-states that mutually benefit from the alliance Federal Power is shared between the national government and local governments
A or B? 1. One person is in charge. A B Autocracy Democracy
A or B? 2. Citizens often have no rights. A B Democracy Dictatorship
A or B? A B 3. Can exist with other forms of government. Dictatorship Theocracy
A or B? 4. Led by a king or queen. A B Monarchy Oligarchy
A or B? 5. Nobody is in charge. A B Monarchy Anarchy
A or B? 6. Those in charge are military members who took over by force. A B Junta Democracy
A or B? 7. Leader often shares power with other parts of government. A B Monarchy Dictatorship
A or B? 8. Democracy where citizens elect others to serve in government. A B Direct Representative
A or B? A B 9. Citizens vote to elect their leaders. Democracy Autocracy
A or B? 10. A small group rules the country. A B Oligarchy Democracy
A or B? A B 11. People do not answer to any leader or government. Oligarchy Anarchy
A or B? A B 12. God and religious law are the government authority. Theocracy Anarchy
A or B? 13. The group with power can be based on race or social class. A B Monarchy Oligarchy
A or B? 14. Democracy where citizens participate in lawmaking themselves. A B Direct Representative