DAY 5: COMPARING DATA
AND POLITICAL & SOCIAL
CHANGE
Today we will…
Bellringer
• Which piece of data could
determine if a country is
an illiberal or liberal
democracy? How?
Objectives
• Share systemic,
institutional and
development information
about AP6 countries to aid
in comparisons.
• Describe types of political
and social change.
• Review for Unit 1 Test.
Agenda
1. Country Presentations
2. Peer Grading
3. Types of Change slides/notes
4. Pass back papers & Review Reading Quizzes
5. Study Guide
6. Test Review, if time
I will review with you during TT tomorrow at 3:15 in the
auditorium!
COUNTRY
PRESENTATIONS
Closure
• Make a continuum for development from least developed
to most developed.
• Where would you place each of the AP6 countries?
• Make a continuum for democracy from Authoritarian to
Liberal.
• Where would you place each of the AP6 countries?
Peer Grading
• On a piece of paper, please answer the following. Turn
this in at the end of class.
• What letter grade would you give each of the people in
your country group? Please list.
• What grade would you give yourself?
• Is there anything you want/need to tell me about how well
your group collaborated? If so now is the time!
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POLITICAL AND SOCIAL
CHANGE
What are Institutions?
• Stable long lasting organizations that help to turn political
ideas into policy.
• Examples?
• Linkage Institutions: Groups that connect the
government to its citizens.
• Examples?
• How does development and country size impact linkage
institutions?
Types of Change
• Reform: Change that does not overthrow the basic
institutions but only some of the methods that political
and economic leaders use to reach goals that the society
generally accepts.
• Revolution: Change at a more basic level, and involves
either a major revision or an overthrow of existing
institutions.
• Coup d’etat: “blow to the state”, replaces the leadership
of a country with new leaders. Usually happens where
government institutions are weak and leaders have taken
control by force. Often by the military.
Global Trends
Democratization
To Market Economies
Revival of Ethnic/
Cultural Politics
More nations are
turning toward
some form of
popular
government
*REGULAR,
COMPETITIVE
elections
Private individuals
own business and
industries.
Contrasts with a
command
economy in which
the government
owns and controls
business and
industries.
Nationality
problems broke up
the old Soviet
Union.
In the Middle East
& SE Asia political
terrorism has
been carried out in
the name of Islam.
Globalization
Transparency
• A transparent government is one that operates openly by
keeping citizens informed about government operations
and political issues and by responding to citizens
questions & advice.
Social Cleavages
• Societies are split along lines (cleavages) that form different
political views
• Social Class – Marx - “bourgeois vs. proletariat”
• Geographic Region – Mexico North vs. South
• Religion- Nigeria has Muslim north vs. Christian south
• Urban-Rural – China has stark differences
• Cross-cutting cleavages – people may disagree in one area
but agree in another, keeps states from breaking apart.
Globalization
• Increasing international contact and interdependence between
states
• Thomas Friedman – The World is Flat
• Multi-National Corporations (MNCs) – business that link their
supply chain over multiple nations to increase profit
• Supranational Organizations – UN, IMF, European Union,
NAFTA, OPEC, Al-Qaeda?
• Global or Regional organizations
• Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)– Red Cross,
Greenpeace, Amnesty International
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CLOSURE
• Describe the three types of change with an example for
Dominion High School.
• Reform
• Revolution
• Coup’d’etat
• Homework: Study for test on Vision.