2013 January 22 一 Bell Ringer
Get a worksheet from the front table.
The worksheet has been three-hole punched so that
you can put it into your notes when class is over.
You are being timed.
The timer officially starts when the bell rings.
The timer will be stopped when everyone
has the worksheet at his or her desk
and is sitting quietly.
It is possible to have a time of 0:00.0 today.
Who Rules?
Paper Pick Up
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二 Who Rules? Underline Notes
Who Rules?
Forms of Government
Oops!
Mr. Deutsch forgot to mention two government types. Please
write ‘presidential’ and ‘parliamentary’ here.
Forms of Government
When people decide to form the social
contracts that we call governments, they
make many different decisions about how
their government will look.
Rule by few or rule by all?
Where do the rulers get their power?
Democracy
Any form of government in which political
power is exercised by all citizens, either
directly or through their elected representatives.
There are two kinds of Democracies…
Direct!
Representative!
Direct Democracy
All citizens participate in government.
There are no representatives in government: The
citizens vote on everything!
All citizens can create public policy if they want to.
Example: In ancient Athens, Greece, they held
assemblies where citizens voted to pass laws.
Representative Democracy
 Like direct democracy, all citizens participate in
government
People elect representatives who vote on laws for
the citizens
Representatives answer to the people through
regular elections
Representatives are also usually held accountable
by a constitution
Fill in the blanks* to review
DEMOCRACY!
* → On your worksheet,
underline the word that fits in each blank.
The two forms of
democracy are __________
direct
representative
and ___________________.
In a democracy, all
__________
citizens participate in
government.
All citizens vote on
everything in a
direct democracy
______________________.
In a direct democracy, there
are no representatives
________________
in the government.
In a representative
democracy, the
representatives answer to
the people through
elections at
regular intervals
______________________.
Now that we’ve talked about
DIRECT DEMOCRACY!
And
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY!
we can move on to
forms of government
where only one
person is in control…
Autocracy
A form of government in which political power is
controlled by one individual such as a monarch,
dictator, emperor, etc.
We’re going to talk about two kinds of
autocracy…
Monarchs!
Dictators!
Monarchy
Rule by kings, queens, princes, and princesses…
sometimes by other names, but always
MONARCHS!
Leaders usually gain their power because their
parents were rulers too.
Some modern monarchies like Spain and Japan
have constitutions.
Dictatorship
In a dictatorship, power is not inherited, but is
acquired by force (military or political)
Dictators have absolute control over the lives of
their citizens and usually people are not allowed
to voice their negative opinions
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un is considered a
dictator
What else?
We’ve talked about DEMOCRACIES…
Democracy
is…
rule by the
people!
What else?
… and AUTOCRACIES…
Autocracy
is…
… rule by
one!
What else?
… but what other forms of
government are there?
What if, instead of everyone or just
one person, a few people got
together to rule a nation?
Rule by Few!
Oligarchy
 “Rule by few”
Power can be based on several things:
Military strength = Military Junta
Family power = Aristocracy
Religious control = Theocratic Oligarchy
Oligarchies can often come from or lead to other
forms of government (like autocracies)
Theocracy
“Theo” means “god” in Greek… so if a
government is THEO-cratic that means it is ruled
by… That’s right! A god or higher power!
Leaders (autocratic or oligarchic) are usually
religious leaders and society uses religious law to
settle its disputes
Example: The Islamic Republic of Iran is a modern
theocracy that uses the holy Islamic book, The
Qur’an, as its guide.
Anarchy
No government at all…
Anarchy
No government at all…
In an anarchy there is no government to make or
enforce laws.
Wow!
There are so many
forms of government!
And remember there
are also combinations…
What is government
ruled by GOD and a FEW
people called?
WHEW!
We had better
review…
Time for some
“A or B!”*
* → On your paper, underline the answer.
Democracy
A
B
exercised by
all citizens
exercised by
no citizens
Direct Democracy
A
B
represent
people
the will of
directly
the people
control
Representative Democracy
A
B
citizens can take
initiative to
create public
policy
people elect
leaders
Autocracy
A
B
power is
controlled
by one
power is
controlled
by a few
Monarchy
A
B
elected to be
king or queen
parents
were rulers
Dictatorship
A
B
always
has
protects
absolute
freedom
power
of speech
Oligarchy
A
B
rule by
rule by
the rich
the few
Theocracy
A
B
rule by
rule by god
Theodore
or higher
(aka Ted)
power
Anarchy
A
B
no one is no one has
in charge to follow
the laws
Now, review your
chart along with
your teacher!
三 The Rules of Ruling
The Rules of Ruling
As a class, fill out the chart on the back of the sheet.
In five minutes, we will confirm the answers on the
board.
四 Compare, Contrast, and
Characteristics
Get a worksheet from the wooden back table and
complete the Compare and Contrast section as well as
the Characteristics section.
You may work with one partner on this activity.
Oops!
Mr. Deutsch forgot to mention two government types. Please
write ‘presidential’ and ‘parliamentary’ here. PvP
presidential:
executive leader is president
executive is separate from
legislative branch
parliamentary:
executive leader is prime minister
executive is part of legislative
branch, helps make laws
五 Magic Square, Your
Opinion
The back side of your worksheet is home prep.
It will be due tomorrow when class begins. If we have
time now, you may work on it.