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

2. SIX TYPES OF GOVERNMENT
1. Unitary – the central government holds nearly all the power
2. Confederation – local government has all the power
Example:- Association of Southeast Asian Nations

3. TYPES OF GOVERNMENT (continued…)
3. Federal– power is shared between different levels of government
Example:-India
4. Autocratic– the ruler has absolute power to do whatever he wishes and enforces whatever laws he chooses
Example-North Korea

4. TYPES OF GOVERNMENT (continued…)
5. Oligarchy – “government by the few”; a small group takes over the government and makes all the decisions
Example-China
6. Democratic– a great deal of power is left in the hands of the people; decisions are made by majority votes
Example-India and Japan

5. TWO types of Democracy:
Parliamentary Democracy– the people elect a Parliament (legislature) that makes and carries out the laws for the country
The leader is called a Prime Minister and is the head of the government
he is chosen by the party that has the majority representatives in Parliament
There is usually a “King” or “Emperor” that has no power (a “figurehead”)

6. TWO types of Democracy:
Presidential Democracy– a President is chosen separately from the legislature
Legislature passes the laws, the President makes sure they are enforced
The President is Head of State and head of the government
Difference in a Prime Minister and a President: President is in a separate branch of government whereas the Prime Minister is part of the legislature

7. GOVERNMENTs in Asia SS7CG7:
The student will explain the structures of the national governments of Asia

8. JAPAN Constitutional Monarchy Japan parliament is called the Diet
King or emperor’s power is limited by the Constitution
Japan parliament is called the Diet
2 house parliament led by a prime minister and a cabinet of advisors
All citizens over the age of 20 can vote
The people have the real power in Japan
The emperor before WW II was thought of as a god descended from the sun

9. INDIA Democracy World’s largest democracy
All citizens over the age of 18 can vote
Elections held every 5 years
Indira Gandhi was the first woman prime minister in India
The country is secular (Secular=separate) and so it favors no special religion

10. CHINA Legislative assembly is called the National People’s Congress
Communist
It is run as a one party dictatorship
Legislative assembly is called the National People’s Congress
They choose the President and Vice-President
The President chooses the Premier (chief administrator of the government)

11. CHINA (continued…)
Chinese communist government has some control over almost every aspect of Chinese life
Citizens 18 and older can vote
The first leader was Mao Tse-Tung