1. Download “Create your own government in one day” – Project
1.2 Notes – Types of Government

2. Good or Bad
Sweatshops

3. Types of Government
Unit 1

4. Classifications? Economy Who picks the government How it is ran
All societies are actually a combination of these and not purely one type

5. Economies Traditional Capitalism (Market Economy) Guided by tradition
predictable
Capitalism (Market Economy)
Freedom
Unpredictable
Profit Motive
Supply/Demand

6. Economies Socialism Command Economy (Communism) Mixed Economy
Many public owned (Government owned) industries
Few private businesses for extra and enrichment goods
Command Economy (Communism)
Government controls and runs Everything
Mixed Economy
Combines any number of the types above

7. Politics Who Runs the Government?
Authoritarian / Autocracy – One ruler with total control
Dictatorship
Often military controlled
Leader controls the country through sheer power
Monarchy
King, Queen, Emperor, etc.
Power is passed down through a family bloodline

8. Politics Who Runs the Government?
Theocracy
Government ruled by a specific religion and religious leaders
Republic (Parliamentary)
Many individuals represent groups of people and make government decisions for them.
Anarchy
Chaos and civil war that follows as small groups fight for control of government

9. Authority Who picks the government?
Revolutionary
The preliminary government after another government’s overthrow
Eventually evolves into one of the other types of government
Totalitarianism
A singled group of individuals and complete control over the government

10. Authority Who picks the government?
Oligarchy
Government is ruled by and voted on by a select group of people
Religious leaders
Nobles
Wealthy
Power Groups
Etc.
Democracy
The government and its leaders are voted on and selected by a vote of the people.
Universal Suffrage

11. Today Unit 1 Study Guide from the classroom website
Today we are going to work on and finish the “Create a Country in One day”
Make sure you have picked the types of Government and Economies that you want your country to have.
(example: Capitalist, Socialism, Republic, Theocracy, etc.)

12. US Preamble
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

13. JHS Preamble
We the people of JHS, in order to form a strong learning environment, ensure fairness for all students, create engaging learning activities everyday, uphold a safe environment, treat everyone with respect, and do ordain and establish this class for the students of Joplin Schools.

14. Your Flag
White = Purity and Innocence
Red = Hardiness and Valour
Blue = the color of the chief (President) / vigilance, perseverance, & justice
Stars = each state
Stripes = each original colony
Make sure your flag represents the values you communicate in your project