Question. What do you notice about the number of free vs. not free countries around the world?

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1 What is Government?

2 Question 1) What do you notice about the number of free vs. not free countries around the world? 2) Where do you see most of the unfree countries in the world?

3 I) What is Government? Government is the system that sets up and enforces a society s laws. These laws are written in the country s constitution.

4 II) Government A nation or state is a region that shares a government. Unless a country is in a state of chaos or anarchy, it is most likely run by a government.

5 III) Government Types The government are: 1) Dictatorship/Oligarchy 2) Absolute Monarchy/Constitutional Monarchy 3) Democracy/Republic 4) Totalitarian

6 IV) Dictatorship A dictatorship is a type of government where only one person rules with no elections. The ruler has total control and is often tyrannical in his/her rule. The people under this government do not have much freedom.

7 DO NOT WRITE THIS Fidel Castro Cuba Kim Jung Il N. Korea Adolf Hitler Germany

8 Question Dictators are said to: rule with an iron fist. 3) What do you think this means?

9 Question 4) What is this chart about? 5) How does the very top country on this list s score compare to the very bottom score? To see a closeup version of this chart click on the link and scroll down until you find the chart :) edomnet/freedomnet2016

10 V) Oligarchy This government is run by a small group of people. The ruling party controls the country. Similar to a dictatorship, the people have little freedom.

11 Question 6) Compare and contrast a dictatorship and an oligarchy. Compare= How two things are alike Contrast= How two things are different

12 VI) Monarchy Ruled by one head of state (called a king, emperor, or pharaoh), who usually reigns for life, and then passes down this reign to his/her offspring (children). Rulers often say their power comes from a god.

13 VI) Monarchies continued. Two types: Absolute and Constitutional Monarchies An absolute monarchy is one in which the government is completely controlled by the leader. A constitutional monarchy is one in which the leader (usually a king) has very limited powers, and which is supported by representatives in a parliament, who are voted upon by the people.

14 Question 7) Using the previous slide, explain how absolute monarchies are different from constitutional monarchies.

15 Very Few Current Absolute Monarchies Exist (DO NOT WRITE THIS) Absolute Monarchies Brunei Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Swaziland Constitutional Monarchies United Kingdom Canada Sweden Spain Japan Australia

16 VII) Democracy Two types: Representative and Direct Representative Democracy: People elect representatives who hold the decision making power. Government is limited in their power by a constitution. The constitution is a set of laws. Often led by an elected president.

17 Current Representative Democracies (DO NOT WRITE THIS) The United States Mexico Germany Belgium South Africa The Philippines

18 Countries with Mandatory Voting Laws 8) Use a map of the world and identify four countries where voting is mandatory. 9) Do you believe this is true democracy if people are forced to vote? Why or why not?

19 VII) Democracy continued Direct Democracy All citizens have equal power in decision making. All citizens have the right to vote on every single issue. All citizens have the right to debate and discuss issues. The government is controlled by everyone equally.

20 Question 10) Why would it be impossible for the United States to be a Direct Democracy? New York City

21 Current Direct Democracies (DO NOT WRITE THIS) Iceland Switzerland

22 Question 11) If you could choose any government to live in, which government would you choose and why?