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    Government

    Standard SS6CG4
    SS6CG4 The student will compare and contrast
    various forms of government

    a. Describe the ways government systems distribute


    power: unitary, confederation, and federal.
    b. Explain how governments determine citizen
    participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic.
    c. Describe the two predominant forms of democratic
    governments: parliamentary and presidential.
    What is government?

    1. Make laws or rules people must follow.


    2. Make sure laws are carried out.
    3. Settle disagreements about the laws.
    4. Oversee the welfare of its people.
    Classifying Governments

    • Geographic Distribution of Power


    • Relationship between Legislative &
    Executive Branches
    • Number of People Who Can Participate
    Government Distribution of
    Power
    the relationship between the
    national or central government
    and the smaller governmental
    divisions (states, provinces,
    counties and cities).
    Unitary Government

    • Oldest
    • Most Common
    • One Central Power
    – all key powers being held by the central
    government
    • Examples: Cuba and the United
    Kingdom
    Confederate Government
    • state/regional authorities holding most of
    the power.
    • Weak Central Government
    • Individual states/local governments
    autonomous (independent)
    • Local governments join or withdraw by
    choice!
    • Example: European Union
    Federal Systems

    • Power is shared between a central


    government and local governments.
    • Some powers re-side with the central
    government, some powers reside with the
    regional governments, and some powers
    are shared.
    • The central government is supreme!
    • Examples: Australia, Germany,
    Russia, Canada, Brazil, Mexico
    Citizen Participation
    • Voting Rights for all citizens.
    • Limited rights for citizens.
    • No rights for citizens.
    Autocracy

    • Government by a single person having


    unlimited power; despotism (domination
    through threat of punishment and
    violence) .
    – dictators maintain their position via
    inheritance or military power, the citizen has
    little, if any, role in the government. People
    who try to speak out against the government
    are often silenced through use of power.
    Oligarchy
    • A government in which a few people such
    as a dominant clan or clique have power.
    – Communist countries are mostly oligarchies.
    The citizen has a very limited role in
    government.
    Democracy
    • In a democracy, the government is elected by
    the people.
    • Everyone who is eligible to vote has a chance to
    have their say over who runs the country.
    • It is distinct from governments controlled by a
    particular social class or group (aristocracy;
    oligarchy) or by a single person (despotism;
    dictatorship; monarchy).
    • A democracy is determined either directly or
    through elected representatives.
    Forms of Democracy
    • Presidential (USA) a system of
    government in which the president is
    constitutionally independent of the
    legislature.
    • Parliamentary (UK) A system where the
    legislature controls the power.
    Presidential v Parliamentary System
    • Presidential: Set term
    • Parliamentary: No term or limit on term
    • Presidential: an independent executive, separation of
    powers
    • Parliamentary: Member of Legislative branch
    • Presidential: Elected by the people
    • Parliamentary: Chosen by the majority party in
    Parliament
    • Presidential: Leader answers to the people
    • Parliamentary: Leader answers to the Parliament
    – Presidential: checks and balances
    – Parliamentary: Legislature controls power

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