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1.To which country did Edward Snowden flee after leaking NSA secrets?

2.How many amphibians have been recently discovered in the Amazon Basin?

3.How long is the flight from New York City to London, England?

4.Who was the first African American in 50 years to win a NASCAR events this past weekend?

1.To which country did Edward Snowden flee after leaking NSA secrets?

2.How many amphibians have been recently discovered in the Amazon Basin?

3.How long is the flight from New York City to London, England?

4.Who was the first African American in 50 years to win a NASCAR events this past weekend?

1.How many people died during Hurricane Sandy which made landfall one year ago?

2.In 1929, how much did a car cost?3.The Great Depression ends with the

beginning of that event?4.What is a big concern for the Winter

Olympics in Sochi, Russia?

beginning of what event?4.What is a big concern for the Winter

1.Who confirms or denies a Presidential nomination?

2.Which Senator is threatening to block all of President Obama’s nominations?

3.What country has been called a bridge between Europe and Asia?

4.What do all of the schools in today’s CNN roll call have in common?

1.Who confirms or denies a Presidential nomination?

2.Which Senator is threatening to block all of President Obama’s nominations?

3.What country has been called a bridge between Europe and Asia?

4.What do all of the schools in today’s CNN roll call have in common?

How do government

systems distribute power and

determine citizen participation

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Power Point – Confederation

Citizen Participation - Autocracy

HWK – Word Search

Government/Civics Domain

How do government systems distribute

power and determine citizen participation?

The ways in which government systems distribute power is the

relationship between the national or central government and the smaller governmental

divisions (states, provinces, counties, regions, and cities)

Federal (Federation)Ways Government Distributes Power:

Power to make laws and decisions for the people is SHARED or divided between one central and several

regional authorities.

Federation / FederalWays Government Distributes Power

Regional Authority

Central Authority

Regional Authority

Regional AuthorityNotice the circles of the

Central and Regional Authorities are similar in size and the arrows go both ways.

Circles represent the amount of power and the arrows represent the

direction the power flows

List of countries with Federal Governments (24)

Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Canada Comoros Ethiopia Germany India Malaysia

Mexico Micronesia Nigeria Pakistan Russia St. Kitts and Nevis South Africa Spain Switzerland United Arab Emirates United States of America Venezuela

Countries in Transition to FederalismIraq Sudan

Countries Considering a Federal SystemSri Lanka

Unitary

Ways Government Distributes Power:

Power is held by one central authority.

The central authority has all the power to make laws and decisions for

the people.

UnitaryWays Government Distributes Power

Central Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority Notice the Central Authority circle is much larger

than the Regional Authority circles and the arrows go from the central out to the regional

Circles represent the amount of power and the arrows represent the direction the power flows

Regional Authority

Central Authority

Regional Authority

List of Unitary States

AfghanistanChile People's Republic of China Colombia Cuba Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea France GreeceGuatemala Guinea Haiti Honduras

Hungary Iceland Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy JamaicaJapan Kenya New Zealand Nicaragua Niger North Korea Norway

Saudi Arabia South AfricaSouth Korea Spain Sri LankaSwedenTurkeyUgandaUnited KingdomVatican City Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Confederation

Ways Government Distributes Power:

• Voluntary association of independent states that make their own laws and decisions, but are loosely aligned to a weak central government

• Have some common purpose

• Agree to certain limitations on their freedom

• States maintain considerable independence

ConfederationWays Government Distributes Power

Central Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority Notice the Regional Authority circles are

much larger than the Central Authority circle and the arrows go from regional to

central

Circles represent the amount of power and the arrows represent the direction the

power flows

Central Authority

Regional Authority

Central Authority

Regional Authority

List of Confederations- TodayIroquois Confederacy (1090–present)European Union and OPEC

Historic confederationsNew England Confederation (1643–1684) United States of America under the Articles of Confederation (1781–1789) Confederate States of America, (1861–1865)

Fictional confederationsConfederacy of Independent Systems (Star Wars) Terran Confederation (Wing Commander) Terran Confederacy (StarCraft) Capellan Confederation (Battletech) Confederation of Planet Omega (animated series Once Upon a Time... Space

Distributed Summarizing

Government Distribution of

Power ContinuumLabeling Task

Ways Government Distributes Power

FederalUnitary Confederation

All key powers are held by the

central government

State/regional authorities

hold most of the power

Strong central government

Weaker central government

1.Who is in charge of implementing President Obama’s healthcare plan?

2.When did the Berlin Wall come down?3.Who eventually kills the infamous pirate,

Blackbeard?4.How much money will consumers spend

on Halloween costumes this year?

1.Who is in charge of implementing President Obama’s healthcare plan?

2.When did the Berlin Wall come down?3.Who eventually kills the infamous pirate,

Blackbeard?4.How much money will consumers spend

on Halloween costumes this year?

How do government

Government Pre-Test

Citizen Participation - Autocracy

8 Vocabulary Terms you should know

ConfederationWays Government Distributes Power

Central Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority Notice the Regional Authority circles are

much larger than the Central Authority circle and the arrows go from regional to

central

Circles represent the amount of power and the arrows represent the direction the

power flows

Central Authority

Regional Authority

Central Authority

Regional Authority

How do government systems distribute

power and determine citizen participation?

How Governments Determine Citizen Participation

DemocracyOligarchicAutocratic

High High

Low or No Participation Low or No Participation Low or No Participation

Autocratic

How Governments Determine Citizen Participation:

One person possesses unlimited power. The citizen has limited, if

any, role in government.Rule of ONE

Autocratic

• The oldest form of government.

• One of the most common forms of government.

Autocratic

• The oldest form of government.

• One of the most common forms of government.

• Dictator maintains power through inheritance or ruthless use of military and police power.

Forms of Autocratic Govts.

• Absolute or Totalitarian Dictatorship• Ideas of a single leader glorified.• Government tries to control all aspects of social and economic life.• Government is not responsible to the people.• People lack the power to limit their rulers.• Examples- Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin

1.How long has the civil war in Syria lasted so far?

2.What holiday is today, November 1st?3.When was the last time that the

Boston Red Sox won the World Series at Fenway Park?

4.When was Daylight Savings Time first implemented?

1.How long has the civil war in Syria lasted so far?

2.What holiday is today, November 1st?3.When was the last time that the

Boston Red Sox won the World Series at Fenway Park?

4.When was Daylight Savings Time first implemented?

How do government

Oligarchy vs. Democracy

Vocabulary QuizParliament versus

PresidentCRCT work Book

(pages 98-106

beginning of what event?4.What is a big concern for the Winter

Autocratic

One person possesses unlimited power. The citizen has limited, if

any, role in government.Rule of ONE

Oligarchy

Rule of a few. Sometimes a small group exercises control, especially

for corrupt and selfish purposes. The citizen has a very limited role.

Oligarchy• The group gets its power from military power, social power, wealth, religion or a combination.• Political opposition is usually suppressed- sometimes violently.

• Examples- Communist countries such as China. South Africa during Apartheid• Leaders in the party and armed forces control government.

Autocracy & Oligarchy• Sometimes claim they rule for the people.• In reality, the people have very little say in both types of government.

• Examples- May hold elections with only one candidate or control the results in various ways.• Examples- Even when these governments have a legislature or national assembly, they often only approve decisions made by the leaders.

1.Why was Terminal 3 at LAX shut down last Friday?

2.How many people have been killed in Iraq so far this year?

3.How many cameras were in place along the route of the NYC Marathon?

4.How long does the Indian festival of Diwali last?

1.Why was Terminal 3 at LAX shut down last Friday?

2.How many people have been killed in Iraq so far this year?

3.How many cameras were in place along the route of the NYC Marathon?

4.How long does the Indian festival of Diwali last?

Oligarchy vs. Democracy

Crossword PuzzleParliament versus

PresidentHWK – Complete

Crossword puzzle

Democracy

Rule of ALL. A country or nation where the people hold supreme power. Usually, they exercise their power by electing officials to

represent them.

1. What is special about the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November?

2.Which US Senator is encouraging Hillary Clinton to run for President in 2016?

3.Where does Edward Snowden, the NSA worker who leaked national secrets, now live?

4.Who is the coach of the Miami Dolphins?

1. What is special about the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November?

2.Which US Senator is encouraging Hillary Clinton to run for President in 2016?

3.Where does Edward Snowden, the NSA worker who leaked national secrets, now live?

4.Who is the coach of the Miami Dolphins?

How are parliamentary democracy and

presidential democracy

different? How are they the same?

Compare / Contrast President versus Parliament

8 Review questions

HWK – Review for quiz on Thursday

• In both a presidential and parliamentary democracy, the power of the central government is balanced by dividing it between separate branches

• In a presidential democracy the legislative branch and the executive branch are independent of each other– This means that they are elected separately

from each other

• Citizens vote to elect their representatives in the legislature

– Citizens vote again to elect their executive leader (president)

• In a parliamentary democracy the legislative and executive branches are NOT independent of each other– Citizens vote to elect their representatives in

the legislature (parliament)– But, citizens do NOT vote to elect their

executive leader

– Citizens vote to elect their representatives in the legislature (parliament) but, citizens do NOT vote again to elect their executive leader

• So, in presidential democracy the executive and legislative branches are elected separately by the citizens.

• In parliamentary democracy, the citizens only vote once to elect the legislature…– So, how does parliamentary democracy get its

executive leader if the citizens don’t elect one?

• Just like in a presidential democracy, there are different, opposing, political parties in a parliamentary democracy (like republicans & democrats here in the United States)

• And, just like in a presidential democracy, representatives in a parliamentary democracy come from different political parties

• Once elections are completed for the Parliament, the political party with the most members in parliament are called ‘the majority party’

• The leader of this ‘majority party’ then becomes head of the executive branch, the Prime Minister

• The Prime Minister is their head of the executive branch

Another Way to Put it…

• Presidential Democracy: A system of government in which the president is constitutionally independent of the legislature

– The president is elected by citizens and so he is responsible to those citizens (not to the legislative branch : they are separate)

• In the United States, the president serves as both the head of state and chief executive.

– This means that he is both the symbol of the nation in interacting with other nations and he is also responsible for the day to day running of the government and military

• Parliamentary Democracy: A system of government having the real executive power vested in a cabinet composed of members of the legislature who are individually and collectively responsible to the legislature.

• Prime Minister is elected by the legislature

• While in a presidential democracy the president fulfills both the roles of head of state and chief executive, in a parliamentary democracy these roles are given to two different people

– The head of state in a parliamentary democracy is usually a monarch of some sort

– The head of state is the chief representative of the country to other countries.

– This person has ceremonial duties and serves as a symbol for the country

– Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is an example: she serves as a symbol for the United Kingdom and is officially “Queen of the United Kingdom”

Monarch: Head of State

Prime Minister: Chief Executive

• The chief executive in a parliamentary democracy is the Prime Minister

• The Prime Minister is responsible for the day to day running of the government

President

Prime Minister

Head of State

Chief Executive

Monarch =+

Chief Executive

Head of State

Parliamentary Presidential

Prime Minister Leader/ heads parliament, the law making body

Parliament selects the Prime Minister

Prime Minister can dissolve the parliament

Parliament members can vote to elect a new Prime Minister

May have a head of state with little power: king or queen

Legislature: law making body (only)

President: Leader (only)

President is elected by citizens

Legislature and President serve a fixed amount of time

President does NOT make laws

President is head of state and chief executive

Citizens elect lawmakers

Leader heads the military and runs the government

Assess

• 11. In what way are the Prime Minister and the President alike?– A. The lawmaking body appoints them– B. They make the laws for their countries– C. They can dissolve the lawmaking body– D. They are in charge of the military and in control

of the government

• 12. Which statement about the executive is true?– A. The President cannot make laws– B. The Prime Minister is the head of state– C. The President can dissolve the legislature– D. The members of the legislature choose the

president

Assess

• 13. In which system of government does the legislature elect the executive leader of the government?– A. Presidential Democracy– B. Communist– C. Parliamentary Democracy– D. Dictatorship

Assess

• 14. The leader of the parliament in countries such as Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom is called the:– A. Speaker– B. President– C. Chairman– D. Prime Minister

Assess

• 15. Which best describes how a parliamentary democracy differs from a presidential democracy?– A. The legislature consists of two houses– B. There are usually two major political parties– C. There are state as well as national governments– D. The head of the government is a member of

the legislature

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