1. How Governments Determine Citizen Participation
SS6CG4b: Explain how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic.
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2. Citizen A legal member of a country Some ways to become a citizen
Born in that country
Become a citizen by taking a test
Married to a citizen
Parents are citizens
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3. AUTOCRACY One person possesses unlimited power (not voted into power)
Citizen has little, if any, role in the gov’t
Example: dictators & absolute monarchies
Castro in Cuba
Absolute monarchies (how Kings/Queens used to be)
Soviet Union
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5. OLIGARCHY Govern by a few (a group)
Sometimes a government in which a small group exercises control, especially for corrupt and selfish purposes
Citizen has very limited role
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7. DEMOCRACY Government where people (citizens) have the power
Citizens usually participate in free elections to choose their gov’t representation
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9. Autocratic, Oligarchic, and Democratic Video