Chapter 2: Comparing Forms of GovernmentMr. Senseney

BELL-RINGER REMINDER

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DIRECTIONS: 1- SKIP ONE LEFT HAND SIDE PAGE2- TITLE CHAPTER 2 BELL-RINGERS3- BEGIN WORK ON BELL-RINGERS

Notebooks (Chapter 2)

LEFT 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

Table of Contents

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

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

Components of Democracy

1. Equality

2. Effective participation1. Having the ability to vote/influence

decisions.

3. Emphasis on public education1. Free education

4. Citizen control of the agenda

Forms of Government

●Confederation–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

Question

●Which is the Oldest Form of Government?

Forms of Gov’t Cont.

●Parliamentary 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.?

Question

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

Question?

●In a Parliamentary Democracy, who elects the Prime Minister?

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?

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.

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

Bell-Ringer #9

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

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.

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.

Democracy Ideals

Federalism 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.

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

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.

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.

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?

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

Monarch vs. Dictator

Monarch●1 Ruler●Come to power through genetics. –Usually born into it●Authority usually accepted by people

Dictator●1 Ruler●Come to power through takeovers.●Authority usually comes with fear

Systems of Gov’t

●Federal–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

Question?

●What type of System of Gov’t would a Large, Diverse Population Have?

Economic Systems

●Market–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.

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.

Question?

●Which Economy is most common in the world?

Question?

●Who decides what to produce in a Command Economy?

Forms of Economies

●Communism–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?

Question?

●Who does capitalism attempt to help?