1. 7th Grade SS
Governments of Asia

2. Federal Republic of India
Chief of State = President
Elected by Parliament and state legislators
5-yr. term—no limit on number of terms
President Mukherjee (since 2012)
Head of Government = Prime Minister
Head of majority party in legislature
Prime Minister Modi (since 2014)
ALL citizens over 18 may vote for legislators

4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
“I come from a poor family and I want the poor to get dignity. We want to start a movement for a clean India. If we have to build a nation, let us start from the villages.”
“I want to tell the global companies that we have skill, talent and discipline... Paper to plastic, automobiles to agricultural products, come, make in India... Sell the products anywhere in the world but manufacture here... we have the power, come I am inviting you.”

5. The People’s Republic of China
Communist state
Chief of State = President
Elected by the National People’s Congress to a 5-year term
President Xi Jinping (since 2013)
Head of Government = Premier
Nominated by president, confirmed by Communist Party
Head of Chinese Communist Party (ruling party)
Premier Li Keqiang
Considered oligarchic by some

7. Quotes from Xi Jinping
“Some foreigners with full bellies and nothing better to do engage in finger-pointing at us. First, China does not export revolution; second, it does not export famine and poverty; and third, it does not mess around with you. So what else is there to say?”
“Friends from the press, China needs to learn more about the world, and the world also needs to learn more about China. I hope you will continue to make more efforts and contributions to deepening the mutual understanding between China and the countries of the world.”

8. Constitutional monarchy of Japan
Parliamentary democracy
Chief of State = Emperor of Japan
Little/no power—a “symbol of the state”, role is inherited
Emperor Akihito (since 1989)
Head of Government = Prime Minister
Prime Minister (chosen by the Diet) and Cabinet of Ministers hold all executive power
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (since 2012)
Universal voting rights for all adult citizens (20+)—they choose legislators

10. Quote from Shinzo Abe
I think it is the responsibility of anyone involved in politics to always think of what Japan can do to contribute more to the peace and stability not just of Japan and the region but of the entire world.