Government: Forms, Changes, and Economic Systems

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GovernmentForms, Changes, and Economic Systems

• Mr. Stokes
• SJHS

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Purposes of Government

• Provides SERVICES for the people.
• Provides an orderly society through LAWS and LAW
  ENFORCEMENT. (anarchy?)
• Provides for NATIONAL DEFENSE.
• Provides an ECONOMIC SYSTEM to spread the wealth
  of the state.

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Government

• A STATE has 4 characteristics
• P
• T
• S
• G

• There are 3 levels of government in the U.S.
• Local
• State
• National/Federal

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Types of Government

• Autocracy- One person rules
• Types Dictatorship (Germany in the 1930s)
• Monarchy (Saudi Arabia or G.B.
  today)
• Oligarchy- Small Group rules.
• Usually associated with Communism (China or
  North Korea today)
• Democracy- the people rule. Power to rule is held
  by the people of the country. (U.S.A)
• Theocracy- Government is controlled by a
  religious element such as a church, mosque, or
  leader. (Iran)

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RULE WITH AN IRON FIST
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Characteristics of Dictatorships

• Controlled Press
• Totalitarian- total control over the people
• Force or the threat of Force by the military or
  state police against the people
• Propaganda- lies, misinformation, half truths
  about the government or an enemy
• Gun control unarmed civilians
• Controlled elections if any

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Dictators
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Leaders of Monarchies
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Leaders in Theocracy
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Characteristics of Democracy

• Individual Rights/Freedom
• Majority Rule
• Free and Open elections
• Competing political parties
• Military used for the defense of the people
• Free Press
• Principle of Compromise
• Equality of the people in the country

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Types of Democracy

• Representative Democracy-
• 1. large groups
• 2. people elect others
• to make decisions
• A. Lincoln- Government of the people, by the
  people, for the people

• Direct Democracy-
• 1. small groups
• 2. everyone in the group
• helps make the
• decisions

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LEADERS in A DEMOCRACY
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Social Contract Theory

• John Locke
• Thomas Hobbs
• Basis for Democratic Ideals in America
• The people give government the power to rule
• Government is created for the protection of all
• When government becomes abusive, the people can
  change it.

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Changes in Government

• Peaceful Elections (Democracies)
• Revolution- an uprising of the people of a
  country to overthrow those in power
• The seed of Revolution is Repression.
• Woodrow
  Wilson
• Coup d tat- a violent overthrow of a countrys
  leader from within the government usually by an
  assassination (Dictatorships)

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Coup dtat Game

• Dictator
• Sec of State Sec of Defense Sec of
  Treasury
• Asst Sec Asst Sec Asst
  Sec
• Under Sec Under Sec Under
  Sec
• PointsPower
• Rounds
• Advisors
• Three in a row
• Code word
• Secrecy and Trust
• Peasants are powerless
• Coup vs Revolution

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New SS Grading System

• All grades/ assignments still count
• Each student grades will be added to class total
• Each hour will be motivated to work as a TEAM
• At the end of the semester, class total will be
  divided and averaged.
• Each student in each hour will receive the class
  average.

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ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

• Capitalism
• Socialism
• Communism

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Capitalism

• Private ownership of property,
• Free enterprise, competition among business,
• profits and incentive for the people,
• wealth is held by those who make it,
• Government provides basic services only.
• (Adam Smith developed theory of capitalism)
  (U.S.A)

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Socialism

• Socialism has some private ownership of property
• Government owns most means of production
• Higher taxes used to distribute wealth
• Fewer incentives for creativity/hard work
• Government provides most services.

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Communism

• Government owns the means of production (land,
  factories)
• Everything is produced for the State.
• Very little private ownership or incentives. High
  Taxes.
• Wealth is distributed through society. In
  reality the wealth is enjoyed by those in power
  and no one else.
• Marxism because of Karl Marx.

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• Dictatorships
  Democracy
• Communism Socialism
  Capitalism
• MORE
  LESS
• GOVERNMENT
  GOVERNMENT
• LESS
  MORE
• INCENTIVES
  INCENTIVES

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CREATEYOUR OWN STATE ASSIGNMENT