Different Democracies EQ: How is a parliamentary democracy different from a presidential democracy?
What does the Legislative Branch do with law? They MAKE the laws!
What does the Executive Branch do with law? They ENFORCE the laws!
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT Person with the REAL power & makes every day government decisions.
HEAD OF STATE A ceremonial leader only!
Democracies They come in packs of TWO!
Democracy There are TWO types of Democratic governments in the world 1. Presidential 2. Parliamentary Sounds easy enough. So if you have a president, you re Presidential and if you have a parliament, you re Parliamentary?? Ehhh not exactly. Let me explain
Who MAKES the law? PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY: Legislature~ Parliament
Who ELECTS (chooses)the Legislative Branch? PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY: Citizens elect members of the Legislature.
Who ENFORCES the laws (LEADERS)? PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY: Prime Minister ~ Head of Government (*NOT ALWAYS A PRIME MINISTER!*) *Belongs to Legislative Branch.*
Who ELECTS (chooses) the LEADERS? PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY: The majority of seats in Legislative Branch select leader. Citizens DO NOT VOTE DIRECTLY for leader.
Who ELECTS the LEADERS? PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY: Leader Select Legislature Elect Citizens
Who ELECTS the LEADERS? PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY:
That is the leader who is chosen by the representatives. These are the representatives who are voted by the people These are the citizens who vote
EXAMPLES PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY: Israel South Africa India Japan
Who MAKES the law? PRESIDENTIAL DEMOCRACY: Legislature
Who ELECTS (chooses)the Legislative Branch? PRESIDENTIAL DEMOCRACY: Citizens elect members of the legislature.
Who ENFORCES the laws (LEADERS)? PRESIDENTIAL DEMOCRACY: President ~ Head of Government AND Head of State *Belongs to the Executive Branch.*
Who ELECTS (chooses) the LEADERS? PRESIDENTIAL DEMOCRACY: Citizens VOTE DIRECTLY for leader.
Who ELECTS the LEADERS? PRESIDENTIAL DEMOCRACY: Executive Legislature Elect Elect Citizens
Who ELECTS the LEADERS? PRESIDENTIAL DEMOCRACY: WHITE HOUSE PRESIDENT
EXAMPLES PRESIDENTIAL DEMOCRACY: Iran Kenya
Let s Review Parliamentary: Citizens do not vote directly for the leader. They vote for the legislature, then the legislature chooses the leader. Presidential: Citizens directly vote for the legislature AND the leader. Which would you prefer to participate in? Why?
Democracy Mascots EQ: How is a parliamentary democracy different from a presidential democracy?
Your Task: Different Democracies Mascots! Create a mascot that represents the two ways that citizens can participate in Democratic governments, Parliamentary and Presidential. For EACH democracy: 1.Draw AND color each mascot. 2.Create an appropriate name for each mascot. 3.Write ONE reason why that mascot represents each particular type of democracy.
Parliamentary Democracy Presidential Democracy Mascot s Name: Mascot s Name: ONE reason why this mascot represents a Parliamentary Democracy: ONE reason why this mascot represents Presidential Democracy:
Government Terms Sort With your group, sort the following information correctly into 3 categories by type of government.
Autocracy Power to govern is held Dictator Rule of One Absolute Monarchy Hitler Person usually inherits power or gets it by military force
Oligarchy Rule of A Few Dominant Clique or Clan Group gains power by wealth or social status Power to govern is in the hands of small group
Democracy Voting Presidential & Parliamentary Rule of All Freedom and equality is valued Decisions based on the majority Candidates may express their views freely
Autocracy Oligarchy Democracy Dictator Rule of A Few Voting Rule of One Dominant Clique or Clan Presidential & Parliamentary Absolute Monarchy Group gains power by wealth or social status Rule of All Hitler Power to govern is in the hands of small group Freedom and equality is valued Person usually inherits power or gets it by Decisions based on the majority