1. Warm Up
Differentiate between direct democracy and representative democracy?

2. Who Rules?
Forms of Government

3. Essential Question
I will be able to describe different form of government and compare the rights, responsibilities, and roles of citizens with each government system.

4. Key Vocabulary Different Forms of Government Citizen Anarchy Oligarchy
Theocracy
Autocracy- Monarchy
Autocracy- Dictatorship
Democracy

5. Different Forms of Government
Label page 30…
Different Forms of Government

6. Different forms of Government Foldable Set up

7. Forms of Government President or King?
When 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?

8. Democracy

9. 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!

10. Direct Democracy All citizens participate in government.
There are no representatives in government: The citizens vote on everything!
All citizens can create public policy if they want to.

11. Past Ancient Greece, Athens Present Switzerland
Example
Past Ancient Greece, Athens Present Switzerland

12. 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
This is similar to the republic form of government
Representatives are also usually held accountable by a constitution

13. Present USA Canada Germany
Examples
Present USA Canada Germany

14. Draw a Symbol

15. Fill in the blanks to review DEMOCRACY!

16. The two forms of democracy are __________ and ___________________.
direct
representative

17. In a democracy, all __________ participate in government.
citizens

18. All citizens vote on everything in a ______________________.
direct democracy

19. In a direct democracy, there are no ________________ in the government.
representatives

20. In a representative democracy, the representatives answer to the people through ______________________.
regular elections

21. REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY!
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…

22. Monarchy and Dictatorship
Autocracy

23. Autocracy
A 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!

24. Monarchy
Rule by kings, queens, princes, and princesses… sometimes by other names, but always MONARCHS!
Leaders usually gain their power because their parents were rulers too (power inherited).
No Constitution
Monarchy was the most common form of government until the 19th century, but it is no longer prevalent.

25. Examples
Past United Kingdom, Denmark, and Japan Present In Absolute, the Monarch has absolute power over the state and government. Pope with the Vatican and Saudi Arabia (A) In Constitutional, the Monarch is sort of a figurehead, who is still subject to a constitution. Queen Elizabeth with the United Kingdom, Sweden, Japan, & Thailand (C)

26. Draw a Symbol

27. Dictatorship
In 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

28. Examples
Past Hitler/Germany Mussolini/ Italy Present North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Il

29. Draw a Symbol

30. We’ve talked about DEMOCRACIES…
What else?
We’ve talked about DEMOCRACIES…
Democracy is…
rule by the people!

31. What else?
… and AUTOCRACIES…
Autocracy is…
… rule by one!

32. … but what other forms of government are there?
What else?
… but what other forms of government are there?
What if, instead of everyone or just one person, a few people got together to rule a nation?
Rule by Few!

33. Oligarchy

34. Oligarchy “Rule by few”, small group of people have power
Power can be based on several things:
Military strength (military)
Family power (inherited) = Aristocracy
Religious control (God or higher power)
Oligarchies can often come from or lead to other forms of government (like autocracies)

35. Examples
Past Sparta, Greece Russia Present Pakistan Fiction Examples Panam in Hunger Games
A modern example of oligarchy could be seen in South Africa during the 20th century. Here, the basic characteristics of oligarchy are particularly easy to observe, since the South African form of oligarchy was based on racism. After the Boer War, a tacit agreement was reached between English- and Afrikaans-speaking whites. Together, they made up about twenty percent of the population, but this small percentage had access to virtually all the educational and trade opportunities, and they proceeded to deny this to the black majority even further than before. Although this process had been going on since the mid-18th century, after 1948 it became official government policy and became known worldwide as apartheid. This lasted until the arrival of democracy in South Africa in 1994, punctuated by the transition to a democratically-elected government dominated by the black majority.

36. Draw a Symbol

37. Theocracy

38. 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 are usually religious leaders and society uses religious law to settle its disputes

39. Example Past Aztecs and Incas Present
Iran is a modern theocracy that uses the holy Islamic book, The Qur’an, as its guide.
Vatican City

40. Draw a Symbol

41. Anarchy

42. Then who makes and enforces laws?
Anarchy
No government at all…
WAIT!
Then who makes and enforces laws?

43. What do you think that would be like?
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?

44. Draw a Symbol

45. There are so many forms of government!
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?

46. WHEW!
We had better review…
Time for some “A or B!”

47. Democracy A B
Rule by everyone
Rule by no one

48. Citizens elect people to vote All citizens vote on everything
Direct Democracy A B
Citizens elect people to vote
All citizens vote on everything

49. Representative DemocracyB
Representatives are appointed
Representatives are elected

50. Autocracy A B
Rule by one
Rule by few

51. Never have constitutions
Monarchy A B
Never have constitutions
Power is inherited

52. Always protect freedom of speech
Dictatorship A B
Always protect freedom of speech
Have total control

53. Power is always inherited
Oligarchy A B
Power is always inherited
Come in many forms

54. Power taken through force Power from a higher being
Theocracy A B
Power taken through force
Power from a higher being

55. Everyone does what they want Everyone follows the laws
Anarchy A B
Everyone does what they want
Everyone follows the laws

56. Critical Thinking
How do various nations define the rights, roles, and roles of citizens?
On the blank sheet of paper, with your group members, come up with what you think the rights, roles, and responsibilities would be of a citizen within that government system

57. Representative Democracy Ex
Rights: Natural Rights (Life, Liberty, Property) voting, freedom, choice(Declaration of Independence)
Roles: Follow laws, vote (men and women), voice our opinion
Responsibilities: go to school, pay taxes, follow the laws, driving classes, pay insurance

58. Processing
After learning about the structure, symbol, and example countries for each different form of government, got back and evaluate the benefits (positives) of living under that form of government as well as the drawbacks (negative) of living under that form of government.

59. Warm Up
After learning about the structure, symbol, and example countries for each different form of government, got back and evaluate the benefits (positives) of living under that form of government as well as the drawbacks (negative) of living under that form of government.

60. Who Rules?
Forms of Government

61. Essential Question
I will be able to describe different form of government and compare the rights, responsibilities, and roles of citizens with each government system.

62. Key Vocabulary Different Forms of Government Anarchy Oligarchy
Theocracy
Autocracy- Monarchy
Autocracy- Dictatorship
Democracy

63. Forms of Government President or King?
When 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?

64. Review

65. Forms of Government Poster Set
Due: Tuesday at the beginning of class

66. Processing
After completing the foldable, write a one page 1 Day Journal Entry describing a typical day in one of the types of governments listed in your foldable (except democracy).
Be sure to include information about your rights and freedoms and how you feel about the role of the people in your government.
At the end of the letter, compare your situation to that of a person living in America. All statements need to revolve around the subject of the government and people’s freedoms.

67. Warm Up
On a separate sheet of paper, what is the purpose of government? Support your answer with examples.

68. Who Rules?
Forms of Government

69. Essential Question
I will be able to describe different form of government and compare the rights, responsibilities, and roles of citizens with each government system.

70. Key Vocabulary Different Forms of Government Anarchy Oligarchy
Theocracy
Autocracy- Monarchy
Autocracy- Dictatorship
Democracy

71. Forms of Government President or King?
When 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?

72. Review

73. Without using your foldable, try and complete the Who Rules review sheet

74. Question/ Answer Cards

75. Warm Up
Pick up your Who Rules sheet from yesterday. You have 5 minutes to do one of two things:
If you need to finish it, please finish it.
If you have already finished it, please check over your answers.

76. Who Rules?
Forms of Government

77. Essential Question
I will be able to compare how various nations define the rights, responsibilities, and roles of citizens. This means that I will be able to apply their knowledge of different forms of government to the Who Rules review sheet.

78. Key Vocabulary Different Forms of Government Anarchy Oligarchy
Theocracy
Autocracy- Monarchy
Autocracy- Dictatorship
Democracy
1 Day Journal Entry

79. Forms of Government President or King?
When 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?

80. Review

81. Exit Ticket What type of government system do you think is best? Why?
You are a dictator, what would your top 10 rules be?