1. Chapter 2: Comparing Forms of Government
Mr. Senseney

2. BELL-RINGER REMINDER
THIS IS A BRAND NEW CHAPTER WITH BRAND NEW BELL-RINGERS.
DIRECTIONS:
1- SKIP ONE LEFT HAND SIDE PAGE
2- TITLE CHAPTER 2 BELL-RINGERS
3- BEGIN WORK ON BELL-RINGERS

3. Notebooks (Chapter 2) LEFT SIDE RIGHT SIDE
Chapter 2 Title Page: Comparing Forms of Government
Chapter 2 Bell-Ringers
Current Event #3: Personal Choice
Chapter 2 Vocabulary
RIGHT SIDE
Chapter 2 Notes
Chapter 2 Notes (Cont.)
American Flag Project
Chapter 2 Quiz

4. Table of Contents
Now update your Table of Contents, so that it reflects what you just created in your notebooks.

5. Discussion
What does equality mean to you? Do you think we are truly equal in the United States? Explain!
3/5’s compromise
What is this?
Bicameral Legislature
Congress?
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plans

6. Components of Democracy
Equality
Effective participation
Having the ability to vote/influence decisions.
Emphasis on public education
Free education
Citizen control of the agenda

7. Forms of Government Confederation Monarchy Democracy
States possess more power than the federal government. Alliance of states!
Also known as….._________________
Monarchy
Oldest Form of Government
Usually involves a King or a Queen!
What is this from last chapter?
Democracy
Largest growing form of Government

8. Which is the Oldest Form of Government?
Question
Which is the Oldest Form of Government?

9. Forms of Gov’t Cont. Parliamentary Democracy Representative Democracy
Voters elect representatives to Parliaments
Party with legislative majority elects Prime Minister
Representative Democracy
Elected representatives make decisions
Confederal Democracy
Small, Independent representation
Direct Democracy
Usually small- like town meetings
Which of the following best describes the U.S.?

10. Question
A Fort Lupton town meeting is an example of what type of government?

11. In a Parliamentary Democracy, who elects the Prime Minister?
Question?
In a Parliamentary Democracy, who elects the Prime Minister?

12. Bell-Ringer #6
What are the pros of living in the U.S.? In other words, what are you appreciate of in America? OR
What are the cons of living in the U.S.? In other words, what do you not appreciate of in America?

13. Progression of Gov’t 1) Hunter-Gatherer Societies 2) City-states
This includes a city and the territory surrounding it.
Began in Africa
Government arose to:
Make sure things were distributed evenly in society.

14. History of Government 3)Greece & Rome
Athens: Direct democracies begin!
Decisions made by people meeting together or voting by ballot.
Government was run by WHITE MEN at the time!
Rome: representative democracies begin
Citizens chose representatives to speak for them.
4) Middle Ages (Feudalism to Nation-States)
Feudalism: Exchange of land for military service.
Gov’t provides you land, in exchange for your military service.
5) Revolutions Age
People got angry

15. Bell-Ringer #9
When finished with your Bell- Ringers, take a few minutes to finalize anything you need to finish on your American flags.

16. SEATING Sit in the same seats, just like if your rows were normal.
Row 1: Front row w/ your backs to me.
Row 2: Across from row 1 facing me.
Row 3: Sit in row 3; facing away from me.
Row 4: Across from row 3; facing me.
NO ONE SHOULD be sitting in the middle row.

17. Preamble Work-day
Jot down the Preamble from pg. 378 in your Civics textbooks
Put the Preamble on the top half of your Preamble page.
WHEN DONE; grab any reading from the side of the room that you have not finished yet.

18. Democracy Ideals Federalism Separation of Powers Limited government
Power split between federal and state.
Separation of Powers
(3) branches of government
Each branch can check the other branches.
Limited government
Civil Liberties & Rights
Rights: guarantees BY government
Liberties: guarantees AGAINST government.

19. Destructive Forms of Government
Dictatorship
Usually military led Coup de Tat’s
What is a Coup de tat?
Can start good but usually turn bad
Nazism
Based on Racial Superiority
Not being Arian (White) meant death
Communism
Pure- seen as Utopian
History has not been good though

20. Advantage/Disadvantage
Dictatorship
ADVANTAGE: Efficiency; can make things happen NOW!
DISADVANTAGE: Legitimacy; quick to wear out welcome--- you receive all of the blame
Monarchy
ADVANTAGE: Tradition; you know what is expected
DISADVANTAGE: Incompetency for years to come. One bad leader usually leads to another.

21. Totalatarianism Communism (used in Stalin’s Soviet Union)
Communist party holds all the power
Hostility to religion and human rights
Suppression of opposition
Fascism (used in Mussolini’s Italy)
Ruler holds all the power
Extreme nationalism, or pride in country
Big, bold military---use of terror
Nazism (used in Hitler’s Germany)
Elimination of inferiority.
Aggressive territorial expansion.

22. Current Communist Countries
1- China
2- North Korea
3- Cuba
4- Vietnam
What do you notice about our relations w/ all of these countries?
-North Korea?
-Cuba?
-Vietnam?

23. Interactive Notebooks
LEFT SIDE
Chapter 3 Bell-Ringers
Preamble Page
Chapter 3 Vocabulary
Current Event #4
RIGHT SIDE
Chapter 3 Title Page: Federalism
Chapter 3 Notes
Chapter 3 Notes (Cont.)
Chapter 3 Venn Diagram
Constitution Reading Notes

24. Monarch vs. Dictator Monarch Dictator 1 Ruler
Come to power through genetics.
Usually born into it
Authority usually accepted by people
1 Ruler
Come to power through takeovers.
Authority usually comes with fear

25. Systems of Gov’t Federal Confederal Unitary
Countries with large diverse populations usually have this form
Split between federal and state gov’s.
Confederal
Small nation sometimes have this
-Power given regionally.
Unitary
Power in Central government

26. What type of System of Gov’t would a Large, Diverse Population Have?
Question?
What type of System of Gov’t would a Large, Diverse Population Have?

27. Economic Systems Market Command Traditional Mixed
A common feature is the production of high quality goods
Markets determine the price of these goods
Command
Government Planners decide what and how much to produce
Traditional
Economy based on traditions; behind in the times.
Mixed
Most common in the world; government oversight.

28. Supply & Demand Law of Supply & Demand shapes market/mixed economies…
Prices go up, demand goes down, supply goes up.
Prices go down, demand goes up, supply goes down.
Think about this at Christmas time.

29. Which Economy is most common in the world?
Question?
Which Economy is most common in the world?

30. Who decides what to produce in a Command Economy?
Question?
Who decides what to produce in a Command Economy?

31. Forms of Economies Communism Capitalism
Single party controls government and Economy
Capitalism
Individuals privately own means of production
Role of the entrepreneurs.
Crocs/Apple/etc.
Where would we be today without the contributions of Steve Jobs being an entrepreneur?

32. Who does capitalism attempt to help?
Question?
Who does capitalism attempt to help?