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Page 1: Let’s Look at Government SS6CG4 The student will compare and contrast various forms of government

Let’s Look at Let’s Look at GovernmentGovernment

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The student will compare and The student will compare and contrast various forms of contrast various forms of

governmentgovernment

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Democratic GovernmentsDemocratic Governments

Most common forms of democratic Most common forms of democratic governments are parliamentary governments are parliamentary systems and presidential systems.systems and presidential systems.

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Parliamentary SystemsParliamentary Systems

In a parliamentary system the In a parliamentary system the legislature holds the powerlegislature holds the power

The government is headed by a Prime The government is headed by a Prime Minister who is chosen by the legislatureMinister who is chosen by the legislature

The prime minister stays in office for a The prime minister stays in office for a specified period unless he/she losses specified period unless he/she losses majority support in the legislaturemajority support in the legislature

If this happens, the prime minister must If this happens, the prime minister must resign, and elections are held resign, and elections are held immediatelyimmediately

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Parliamentary SystemsParliamentary Systems

Countries with Countries with parliamentary parliamentary systems:systems:

Canada – Stephen Canada – Stephen HarperHarper

2222ndnd prime minister prime minister Leader of Leader of

Conservative PartyConservative Party Assumed office on Assumed office on

February 6, 2006February 6, 2006

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Parliamentary SystemsParliamentary Systems

Australia – Julia Australia – Julia GillardGillard

2727thth prime minister prime minister First woman prime First woman prime

ministerminister Leader of Leader of

Australian Labor Australian Labor PartyParty

Assumed office on Assumed office on June 24, 2010June 24, 2010

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Parliamentary SystemsParliamentary Systems

United Kingdom – United Kingdom – David CameronDavid Cameron

7575thth prime minister prime minister Leader of the Leader of the

Conservative PartyConservative Party Youngest prime Youngest prime

minister at age 43minister at age 43 Assumed office on Assumed office on

May 11, 2010May 11, 2010

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Parliamentary SystemParliamentary System

Germany – Angela Germany – Angela MerkelMerkel

3434thth Chancellor Chancellor (German equivalent (German equivalent to Prime Minister)to Prime Minister)

First female First female ChancellorChancellor

Assumed office on Assumed office on November 22, 2005November 22, 2005

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Presidential SystemPresidential System

The executive and legislative The executive and legislative branches are separate bodies elected branches are separate bodies elected by the citizensby the citizens

There are checks and balances where There are checks and balances where each branch can overrule the othereach branch can overrule the other

The president answers to the votersThe president answers to the voters People elect the presidentPeople elect the president Elections are held at set intervalsElections are held at set intervals

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Presidential SystemsPresidential Systems

United States of United States of America – Barack America – Barack ObamaObama

Assumed office on Assumed office on January 20, 2009January 20, 2009

Serves a 4 year Serves a 4 year termterm

Can be re-elected Can be re-elected onceonce

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Presidential SystemsPresidential Systems

Brazil – Dilma Brazil – Dilma RousseffRousseff

Assumed office on Assumed office on January 1, 2011January 1, 2011

Serves a 4 year Serves a 4 year termterm

Can be re-elected Can be re-elected onceonce

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Presidential SystemPresidential System

Mexico – Felippe Mexico – Felippe CalderonCalderon

Assumed office on Assumed office on December 1, 2006December 1, 2006

Serves one 6 year Serves one 6 year termterm

Cannot be re-Cannot be re-electedelected

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Presidential SystemPresidential System

Russia – Dmitry Russia – Dmitry MedvedevMedvedev

Assumed office – Assumed office – May 7, 2008May 7, 2008

Serves a 4-year Serves a 4-year termterm

Can be re-elected Can be re-elected onceonce

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Distribution of PowerDistribution of Power

UnitaryUnitary ConfederationConfederation FederalFederal

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Central Authority

UnitaryWays Government Distributes Power

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

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Central Authority

ConfederationWays Government Distributes Power

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

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Federation / FederalWays Government Distributes Power

Regional Authority

Central Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

Regional Authority

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Citizen ParticipationCitizen Participation

AutocracyAutocracy OligarchyOligarchy DemocracyDemocracy

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How Governments Determine How Governments Determine Citizen ParticipationCitizen Participation

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

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Quick QuizQuick Quiz

Write your name on your paperWrite your name on your paper Number your paper from 1 to 5Number your paper from 1 to 5 Write T for true and F for falseWrite T for true and F for false

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Write T for true and F for falseWrite T for true and F for false

_____ 1. The legislature hold the power in _____ 1. The legislature hold the power in a presidential systema presidential system

_____ 2. Citizens participate fully in a _____ 2. Citizens participate fully in a democracydemocracy

_____ 3. Citizens participate fully in an _____ 3. Citizens participate fully in an autocracyautocracy

_____ 4. The central government controls _____ 4. The central government controls all power ina unitary systemall power ina unitary system

_____ 5. Federal systems divide power _____ 5. Federal systems divide power between a central governmnet and between a central governmnet and smaller unitssmaller units

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CreditsCredits

Text – 6Text – 6thth Grade Social Studies, Grade Social Studies, Gallopade InternationalGallopade International

Images – retrieved from Images – retrieved from www.Google.com/imageswww.Google.com/images

Charts – retrieved from Charts – retrieved from www.gadoe.orgwww.gadoe.org