1. Warm-up Copy the question and choose an answer. Date: 1/26/17
Warm-up Copy the question and choose an answer. Date: 1/26/17 Subject: Social Science
4) Which compares an autocratic to a democratic government? A) Citizens can participate more in democratic governments. B) The government has less power in autocratic governments. C) Citizens can participate more in autocratic governments. D) Autocratic and democratic governments are the same.

2. Warm-up Copy the question and choose an answer. Date: 1/26/17
Warm-up Copy the question and choose an answer. Date: 1/26/17 Subject: Social Science
4) Which compares an autocratic to a democratic government? A) Citizens can participate more in democratic governments. B) The government has less power in autocratic governments. C) Citizens can participate more in autocratic governments. D) Autocratic and democratic governments are the same.

3. UNIT 5 SS7CG6 REVIEW

4. The student will compare and contrast various forms of government.
SS7CG6
The student will compare and contrast various forms of government.

5. SS7CG6 VOCABULARY
Unitary: characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority.
Confederation: voluntary associations of independent states that, to secure some common purpose, agree to certain limitations on their freedom of action, and establish some joint machinery of consultation or deliberation.
Federal: characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities.
Autocratic: government in which one person possesses unlimited power and the citizen has little if any role in the government.

6. SS7CG6 VOCABULARY
Oligarchic: government by the few, sometimes a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes. The citizen has a very limited role.
Democratic: a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections.
Parliamentary: a system of government having the real executive power vested in a cabinet composed of members of the legislature who are individually and collectively responsible to the legislature. May have a Prime Minister elected by the legislature.
Presidential: a system of government in which the president is constitutionally independent of the legislature.

7. Review Question
In Japan, the prefectures (Japan’s word for states or provinces) do not have any independent authority. Instead, they carry out the laws and policies of the national government. This is an example of what system of government? A. Unitary B. Confederation C. Federal D. parliamentary

8. Review Question
In Japan, the prefectures (Japan’s word for states or provinces) do not have any independent authority. Instead, they carry out the laws and policies of the national government. This is an example of what system of government? A. Unitary* B. Confederation C. Federal D. parliamentary

9. Review Question
How does a democratic government differ from an oligarchic government? A. Role of the citizen B. Law making process C. Judicial system D. Role of individual states

10. Review Question
How does a democratic government differ from an oligarchic government? A. Role of the citizen* B. Law making process C. Judicial system D. Role of individual states

11. Review Question
In a parliamentary government, unlike the presidential system, the head of government belongs to which branch? A. Judicial B. National C. Executive D. Legislative

12. Review Question
In a parliamentary government, unlike the presidential system, the head of government belongs to which branch? A. Judicial B. National C. Executive D. Legislative*

13. Federal Republic of India
Although India is a republic, individual states are more tightly controlled by the central government than states in the United States. India has a President and a Prime Minister. The President is the head of state while the Prime Minister is the head of government. The President is elected by an electoral college to 5-year term. The Vice-President is elected by both houses of Parliament. The Prime Minister is generally the head of the party that enjoys a majority in the legislative branch. All citizens 18 and over may vote for their legislators.

14. The People’s Republic of China
Although China is called a republic, true power lies with the ruling Communist Party. China has a President and a Premier. The President is the head of state while the Premier is the head of government. The President and Vice-President are elected by the National People’s Congress. The Prime Minister is the head of the ruling party, the Chinese Communist Part. While there are elections for the National People’s Congress, there is truly only one political party, the Chinese Communist Party. The State Council, which functions as a cabinet, is appointed by the National People’s Congress.

15. The Constitutional Monarchy of Japan
The Emperor of Japan (head of state) is merely a “symbol of the state.” True executive power resides with the Prime Minister (head of government), and the Cabinet of Ministers, who are part of the legislative branch of government. There are universal voting rights for all adult citizens.
For example, in Japan, the emperor is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. {In the US, the president is both the chief of state and the head of government.}

16. Review Unitary Confederation Federal Alliance among
Independent states/regions
to create a limited
central government
Power rests in a single
central government
Power is shared
Between the central
Government and the
States/regions
Central government has
No control over the
States/regions.
Central government has
Some control over the
States/regions.

17. Democracies fall into two basic categories, direct and representative.
Democracy
Direct
Representative

18. Direct Democracy
In a direct democracy, all citizens, can participate in making public decisions. This system is only practical with small numbers of people--in a community organization or tribal council, for example, where people can meet in a single room to discuss issues and arrive at decisions by consensus or majority vote.

19. Representative Democracy
Today, the most common form of democracy, whether for a town of 50,000 or nations of 50 million, is representative democracy, in which citizens elect officials to make political decisions, formulate laws, and administer programs for the public good.
an investment of time and energy that is often impractical for the vast majority of private citizens.

20. usually based on wealth
Review
Autocracy
Oligarchy
Democracy
One person has all
the power
A small group of people
have all the authority,
usually based on wealth
or power.
The people elect
representatives who
have authority to make
decisions for them.
The people have
no right to say what
the government does
Only a few people
have a right to say
what the government
does
All people have a right
to say what the
government does

21. Separate institutions
REVIEW
Democracy
Representative
Direct
Parliamentary
System
Presidential
System
Ancient Athens
New England
Town Halls
Power vested in
The legislature
Power vested in
Separate institutions
Native American
Societies
Prime Minister chosen
By the legislature
President chosen
By the people

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