Happy Thursday! 10.14.10

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Happy Thursday! 10.14.10

• WARM-UP
• - -Complete the following questions on your warm
  up in your spiral notebook!
• 1. What is the difference between a regular
  monarchy and a constitutional monarchy.
• 2. What type of democracy does the United
  States have?

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Political Notes
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Political Notes

• The Political category involves all parts of
  culture that have to do with government, laws,
  rules, and national structures.
• It answers the question Whos in charge?
• There are several main Political Systems that we
  will learn about this year. We will discuss each
  of these in more detail as we learn about
  different regions of the world.

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Democracy

• In this type of government leaders are usually
  elected by the people.
• Citizens who are eligible to vote have a say in
  how the government works.

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Common Types of Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy
• A democratic government that has an elected
  Parliament
• Parliament an elected group of people that makes
  laws often, power is shared among several
  political parties
• Federal Republic
• A democratic government which allows shared power
  among national and local authorities

• A country can be both of these at the same time.

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Monarchy

• This is the oldest form of government.
• The leader is determined through family lines.
• The leader is in this position for life.
• Often, a monarchy will include a dynasty a
  powerful group or family that maintains its power
  and position over many generations

King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan
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Combination Governments Democracy Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy
• A government that includes
• a monarch as head of state--one who represents
  the people as a traditional symbol of the country
  
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• elected officials as head of government--those
  who make laws and official decisions for the
  country

The United Kingdom is a Parliamentary Democracy
and a Constitutional Monarchy
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Dictatorships/Autocracies

• In these types of government, a single leader has
  absolute control and unrestricted power.
• These types of governments are the opposite of a
  democracy.
• This leader may use force to control the
  population.

Saddam Hussein
Mao Zedong
Adolf Hitler
Fidel Castro
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Dictatorships/Autocracies

• The power rests in the control of one person, who
  may often profess (pretend) to operate under some
  kind of structured government.
• A true dictator often has seized control by
  unconstitutional means.
• Often, dictatorships take away human rights
  (rights that all people deserve, such as rights
  of equality)

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Common Type of Dictatorship/Autocracy

• Communism
• a political system in which the government owns
  all property and dominates all aspects of life in
  a country
• This type of government has historically involved
  the violent overthrow of capitalism (when
  businesses are owned by individuals instead of
  the government)

North Korea is a Communist nation
The former Soviet Union was a Communist nation
Cuba is a Communist nation
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Oligarchy

• In this type of government, the people are ruled
  by a powerful few.
• Leaders are usually members of wealthy families
  or the military.

Myanmar propaganda poster
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Theocracy

• When a nation recognizes a god or a deity as
  their ruler and the king or leader as that gods
  representative

Ali Khamenei, Superme Leader of Iran
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the president of Iran