Post on 25-Jun-2015
Good Morning!EQ: What are the characteristics of the two forms of democracy?HW: Complete Venn Diagram
SPONGE
#1. Take out your gov’t comic strip#2. Create a “notice and wonder” on a sheet of paper
Create a Venn Diagram
Parliamentary Democracy Presidential Democracy
The TWO Democracies• Presidential-- a system of government
in which the executive branch (president) exists separately from the legislature• Citizens vote for leader•Examples: Russia, US
• Parliamentary – citizens elect legislature, legislature selects the leader•United Kingdom, Germany
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Democracy• There are TWO types of Democratic governments
in the world
• 1. Presidential2. 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…
Parliamentary Democracy•Citizens vote for members of the legislative branch, and then the legislature chooses the leader• The citizens DO NOT get to directly choose the leader
•They have to vote on members of legislature first, and then those representatives choose the leader•Head of government and head of state are TWO different people
Examples: United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Australia
Presidential• Citizens usually vote for members of the executive AND
legislative branch • Citizens directly vote for the leader
• A single person is elected as the leader• This person is both head of government (chief executive)
and head of state
Examples: U.S.A., Russia, Mexico
Presidential• Unique thing about this type: there’s a separation
of powers between the branches of government• The leader is constitutionally independent of the
legislature• Example: the leader does not make the laws, the
legislature does
Let’s Review…• Parliamentary: Citizens do not vote directly for
the leader. They vote on the legislature, then the legislature chooses the leader.
• Presidential: Citizens directly vote on the leader.
• Which would you prefer to participate in??
•Coach Book: pg 137-138•Read•Fill in Venn Diagram
Who Am I?
This is how you will answer these review questions:
DemocracyOligarchyAutocracyNot Sure
Who Am I?1.
I have a single ruler with absolute power.
In my country, the people are in charge because they can vote.
Who Am I?
Who Am I?
• I can be a dictatorship or an absolute monarchy.
• I have a small group of people ruling my country.
Who Am I?
Who Am I?
The citizens have no participation in my government.
Let’s Review• 1. What are the two types of Autocratic governments?• 2. Who rules the country in an Oligarchy?• 3. Compare and contrast Autocracy vs. Democracy.• 4. What are the two types of Democratic governments?
Let’s Review
5. How is the leader chosen in a Parliamentary democracy?6. Do the citizens get to choose the leader in a Parliamentary democracy?7. How is the leader chosen in a Presidential democracy?
Who Am I?
I can be presidential or parliamentary.
Mascots!
• Your Task: Create a mascot that will go with the two ways that citizens can participate in Democratic governments, Parliamentary and Presidential.
• Fold your paper in half—on each side:1. Draw and color the mascot. 2. Write a brief description of why the mascot was
chosen.
• Your paper should look something like this…