Standard: SS7CG7a
Compare and contrast the federal republic of The Republic
of India, the communist state of The People’s Republic
China, and the constitutional monarchy of Japan,
distinguishing the form of
leadership
 and the role of the
citizen in terms of voting rights and personal freedoms.
Governments of Southeast Asia Activating Strategy
Use the illustrations above to answer the following questions.
1.
Who or what would make government decisions if Illustration 1 were true?
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2. Who or what would make government decisions in Illustration 2? __________________________
3. Who or what would make government decisions in Illustration 3? ______________________________________
4.
Identify a positive or a negative of each government in the three illustrations. ____________________________________________
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5
. All three Illustrations represent a government in the Middle East in some way.
Predict which Illustration matches which of the following Middle East countries: Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia. Provide an explanation for your
prediction.
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Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Leader of a country
who represents the
state at official and
ceremonial functions,
but who may not be
involved with the dayto-day activities of the
government.
A country’s top
administrative leader
who is designated to
manage the day-to-day
activities of the
government.
Chief of State
Head of Government
Country
India
China
Japan
Structure of Form of
Government Leadership
Role of
Citizen
Other
India is a Federal Republic
with a Parliamentary
System
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
India has a parliamentary system much like
that of Great Britain. It has three branches of
government: executive, legislative, and
judicial.
The president is the chief
of state or ceremonial leader.
The prime minister is the head
of government.
Citizens over 18 can vote
India has three branches of government
The legislative branch is divided into two
houses:
Loc Sabha (House of People)
Rajya Sabha (Council of States)
They are elected by the Lok Sabha
China is a
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
Communist Country.
China is communist. The Chinese
Communist Party (CCP) used force to
overthrow the former Chinese
government in 1949.
President whose position is
most ceremonial.
The head of the
government is the premier:
Holds executive power
Citizens have the right to vote over
the age of 18 but it is meaningless
because citizens are dictated by
the government (communism).
Mao Zedong established the communist state
of the People’s Republic of China.
Communist China has a history of violating the
personal freedoms of Chinese citizens by
denying them:
Freedom of speech
Freedom of worship
and safety from physical harm and political
persecution
Japan has a constitutional


Monarchy
Japan has a constitutional
monarchy. Japan follows a
parliamentary system of
government.
The emperor of Japan was given the
highest title of leadership but is just
a ceremonial leader.
The head of government is the
Prime Minister who is elected by the
Diet (Japan’s legislature).
Citizens over 20
can vote.
After WWII, western powers helped establish a
constitutional monarchy with a new
constitution.
The U.S. government was careful to preserve
the traditional empire while creating a modern
system of democracy.
One of the most unusual provisions of the
constitution is Article 9, which renounces war
as a method of solving problems and prohibits
Japan from having a military.
Country
India
China
Japan
Structure of
Government
Form of
Leadership
Role of citizen
Other
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Communist
Prime Mister
No Military
3 branches of Government
Name____________________
CCP
President is the Chief of State
Constitutional Monarchy
Parliamentary System
Emperor
20 can vote
Premier
Mao Zedong
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Based on my knowledge of the governments of India, China, and Japan, I would Most prefer to
live in _________________ because (include forms of leadership and role of the citizen in your
explanation)_____________________________________________________________________
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Based on my knowledge of the governments of India, China, and Japan, I would LEAST prefer to
live in ________________ because (include forms of leadership and the role of the citizen in your
explanation)
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In which country would you prefer to be a leader?
Why?__________________________________________________________________________
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In which country is it worse to be a citizen? Why?
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