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Pick up your exit slip and write down the following objectives Explain the organization and function of a representative democracy. Identify facts and analysis that support an argument.
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President/Prime Minister Power is usually split between executive and legislative branches Parliament, Diet, Assembly, Congress, etc Ensures that decisions made by the people are carried out Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak US President Barack Obama Australian PM Julia Gillard
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Majority rules, but the individual is protected Elect representatives in free elections Tell representatives what they want done Pay taxes to benefit society as a whole Serve in military when asked Woman voting in India Man voting in Afghanistan Man voting in US
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Protect the people from outside invasion Are commanded by the executive branch but limited by the legislative branch Italian Military Ethiopian Military Israeli Military
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All people have the right to vote on issues Free elections of representatives Representatives vote on issues in Congress majority rule (mostly) Representatives make decisions based on the best interests of the people US Congress in session Japanese Parliament in session
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Argument: Athens was a democracy Read through the following description of Athens and find 3 FACTS that support the argument Read through the description and find 1 piece of ANALYSIS that supports the argument.
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Explain weather or not Hobbes would like this form of government and why Explain weather or not Locke would like this form of government and why
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Explain the organization and function of a dictatorship.
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